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Washington Post and AP News story regarding a care home resident who died as a result of a cleaning wipe in her trachea:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/suit-care-home-resident-died-with-paper-jammed-in-windpipe/2022/09/27/9e2ed4dc-3e4f-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

https://apnews.com/article/health-lawsuits-philadelphia-cerebral-palsy-8ef6e3da2f8c2e0fb5bdb8b5aba7b71c

​“Cheryl’s recounting of what she heard previously, and the undisputed facts of what occurred to her during that yearlong period (before her death), match up,” said Pepper, who included a transcript of Yewdall’s statements to her sister in the lawsuit.

“No one with a gag reflex within normal limits could have put a cleaning wipe … into their trachea,” Pepper said.