Foreign body asphyxiation in children.
Indian Pediatr
; 2005 Nov; 42(11): 1131-3
Article
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-12683
ABSTRACT
We aimed to investigate the frequency and epidemiological features of deaths due to foreign body asphyxiation (FBA) in childhood, over 1990-2003. Of the victims, 14 (63.6%) were male and 8 (36.4%) females. The mean age of the victims was 2.2 +/- 0.6 years. There were 20 (90.9%) children between 1 and 3 years, and two other cases at 2/12 and 5 years of ages. All aspirations had occurred at home. Eight (36.4%) of the victims were dead on arrival, 11 (50%) on intervention, and 3 (13.6%) after complications. Food material was the most commonly aspirated foreign body in 81.8% of the cases, nuts being the most common (50%). Food asphyxiation remains a common problem particularly in children between 1 and 3 years of age in our region. These fatal accidents can be prevented by parental education and early recognition and management of the situation.
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
IMSEAR
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Asphyxia
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Turkey
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child, Preschool
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Retrospective Studies
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Foreign Bodies
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Infant
نوع الدراسة:
Observational_studies
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
Asia
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Indian Pediatr
السنة:
2005
نوع:
Article