Fatal prolonged foreign body aspiration following an asymptomatic interval

C. Thomas Humphries; Jeffrey S. Wagener; Wayne J. Morgan

doi:10.1016/0735-6757(88)90104-0

Fatal prolonged foreign body aspiration following an asymptomatic interval

C. Thomas Humphries, Jeffrey S. Wagener, Wayne J. Morgan

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Abstract

Patients with nondiagnosed foreign body aspiration usually have persistent symptoms and occasionally die. We are reporting two patients with histories suggestive of foreign body aspiration who were not definitively studied because of resolving symptoms. Both children became asymptomatic but subsequently developed acute, total airway obstruction and died. These cases demonstrate the difficulty of diagnosing aspiration and the necessity of timely intervention.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	611-613
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(88)90104-0
State	Published - Nov 1988

Keywords

Aspiration
airway
fatality
foreign body

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Emergency Medicine

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