Podcast #401: Foreign Body Aspiration
Nov 06, 2018•6 min
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Episode description
Author: Gretchen Hinson, MD
Educational Pearls:
- Diagnosis can be difficult and often delayed
- Asymmetric breath sounds, choking, stridor may be present, but children also present asymptomatically
- Peak incidence around one to two years of age
- Hot dogs, nuts, popcorn – round and smooth objects are most commonly aspirated
References:
Green SS. Ingested and Aspirated Foreign Bodies. Pediatr Rev. 2015 Oct;36(10):430-6. doi: 10.1542/pir.36-10-430. Review. PubMed PMID: 26430203.
Sink JR, Kitsko DJ, Georg MW, Winger DG, Simons JP. Predictors of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 Sep;155(3):501-7. doi: 10.1177/0194599816644410. Epub 2016 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 27071446.
Summary by Travis Barlock, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD
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