PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Patrick Schober AU - Herman M T Christiaans AU - Stephan A Loer AU - Lothar A Schwarte TI - Airway obstruction due to aspiration of muddy water AID - 10.1136/emermed-2012-201916 DP - 2013 Oct 01 TA - Emergency Medicine Journal PG - 854--855 VI - 30 IP - 10 4099 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/30/10/854.short 4100 - http://emj.bmj.com/content/30/10/854.full SO - Emerg Med J2013 Oct 01; 30 AB - We report a case of complete airway obstruction due to aspiration of muddy water. An innovative approach to clear the airway is described, which may be a potentially life saving manoeuver in similar cases of suspected muddy water aspiration.