Laryngo Tracheo Bronchial Foreign Bodies

A large percentage of foreign bodies occur in children 1 to 3 years of age. In infants < 1 year of age, suffocation from foreign body aspiration is the leading cause of accidental death. Foreign body aspiration is usually associated with significant coughing, choking, wheezing and gagging. Close to one third of all foreign body aspirations go unrecognized. If any case of cough fails to improve on medical therapy or they recur after treatment is withdrawn foreign body aspiration should be suspected.

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