Champagne: the safer choice for celebrations
BMJ 2007; 335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39419.449942.AD (Published 20 December 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;335:1281
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Perhaps a clinical trial is needed?
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Dr Douglas,
I appreciate your recent paper and heed the warning regards beer
bottle caps. Champagne(or sparkling wine) does run the risk of eye trauma
as the cork may ricochet about the changeroom, into the celebrating team.
Regards.
Dr M. Strahan.
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A lot of good quality bubbly is now in bottles sealed with crown
corks. I therefore predict there will be an increasing number of this type
of ingested foreign body.
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Safety of bottle lids
Swallowing champagne corks may be unlikely, but eye injuries are a
much more serious hazard. (Kuhn F, Mester V, Morris R, Dalma J. Serious
eye injuries caused by bottles containing carbonated drinks. Br J
Ophthalmol. 2004 Jan;88(1):69-71.)
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