RT Book, Section
A1 Shochat, Guy
A1 Nemer, Jacqueline
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159810754
T1 Relief of Choking and Acute Upper Airway Foreign Body Removal
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159810754
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  National  Safety  Council  reports  that  airway  foreign  body  (FB)  obstruction  accounts  for  over  4800  adult  and  pediatric  deaths  per  year  in  the  United  States.1  Accidental  FB  obstruction  of  the  airway  is  the  fourth  leading  cause  of  accidental  death  in  children  less  than  6  years  of  age.1  Contemporary  data  are  lacking  regarding  the  type  of  obstructing  object  in  fatal  cases.  Older  research  data  for  nonfatal  choking  episodes  in  children  reported  a  more  common  association  with  food  to  nonfood  objects  by  a  2:1  ratio.  There  is  some  variation  but  the  most  common  objects  are  candy  (e.g.,  hard  candy  which  leads  softer  candy  and  gum);  peanuts  which  lead  the  food  items  category;  and  coins  which  lead  the  nonfood  group.2  Mortality  due  to  airway  FB  obstruction  is  bimodal  and  increases  again  in  the  elderly.1  Food  impaction  is  the  primary  etiology  in  the  elderly,  institutionalized,  and  those  with  cognitive  impairment  or  intoxication.2-4