RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57718357
T1 Chapter 174. Airway Foreign Body Removal
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57718357
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  presence  of  an  airway  foreign  body  is  a  common  cause  of  morbidity  and  mortality  in  children,  especially  those  younger  than  3  years  of  age.  Over  70%  of  foreign  body  aspirations  occur  in  children.1  The  mortality  rate  following  foreign  body  aspiration  is  estimated  at  1%  to  2%.  In  the  year  2000,  ingestion  or  aspiration  of  a  foreign  body  was  the  cause  of  160  unintentional  deaths  and  more  than  17,000  Emergency  Department  visits  in  the  United  States.2  Other  reports  have  estimated  the  death  toll  as  high  as  2000  per  year  in  the  United  States.1  The  most  likely  cause  of  death  is  complete  airway  obstruction,  generally  at  the  level  of  the  larynx  or  trachea.  Food  objects  have  been  associated  with  41%  and  nonfood  substances  have  been  associated  with  59%  of  reported  deaths.2  Globular  objects  such  as  hot  dogs,  candies,  chewing  gum,  nuts,  and  grapes  are  the  most  commonly  aspirated  food  objects.3  Rubber  balloons  and  toys  are  the  most  commonly  aspirated  nonfood  objects.3