Asymptomatic foreign body aspiration in a child

Abstract

Prevention and early recognition remain critical factors in the treatment of foreign body inhalation and ingestion in children. Accidental inhalation or ingestion of both organic and non organic foreign body material continues to be a cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis of foreign body aspiration may easily be missed. An unusual case of foreign body ingestion in a child is presented

Choking due to fruit drink aspiration

“…Sir James Y. Simpson attributed the first well documented anesthesia related death in 1848. A significant advancement in bronchoscopy was achieved by introduction of Hopkins telescope in 1976 [15].…”