A Near Brush with Death: A Case Report on Oral Foreign Body Impalement

Abstract

We describe a case of an 11-month-old baby presenting to the emergency room with a foreign body in the upper airway. After unsuccessfully attempting to remove the foreign body in the emergency department, the otolaryngologist was consulted. The patient was taken to the operating room, and a comb was successfully removed under conscious sedation. This case illustrates the need of a well-considered strategy for managing the airway of a pediatric patient with a foreign body, while also demonstrating the unique challenges of treating pediatric patients.

Haemoptysis in a toddler: An uncommon presentation of unusual foreign body ingestion

“…If needed, examination may be carried out by physically restraining the child with the help of both parents and nurses. Procedural sedation analgesia or conscious sedation may be required in extreme cases 9 . Although anxious parents always brought their unwell child to the hospital immediately after the onset of symptoms, there were cases of ED presentations even after 24 h 5 .…”

“…Procedural sedation analgesia or conscious sedation may be required in extreme cases. 9 Although anxious parents always brought their unwell child to the hospital immediately after the onset of symptoms, there were cases of ED presentations even after 24 h. 5 In various studies, fish bone and meat have been the most common causes of ingestion causing the symptom. 5,8 Satay skewers can also be a cause for those who eat satay.…”