Pediatric foreign body aspiration: How much does our community know?

Abstract

Aims:Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the main causes of accidental death in childhood. This study was designed to evaluate the level of awareness of FBA and its resultant dangers in the community.Materials and Methods:Sixty-three primary caregivers were interviewed about their awareness of FBA, its attendant dangers, preventive measures taken, and how will they take care of a child in the event of a FBA according to an agreed protocol.Results:Awareness levels about FBA were abysmally low in the population that was studied. Twenty-five percentage of the study population had not heard about this condition, and 46% could not recognize a FBA if it happened. Also, 76% of the study group did not know about the attendant dangers of this condition.Conclusions:There is a dire need to spread awareness about both prevention and treatment of this morbid condition. Health care professionals need to increase their efforts to spread more knowledge in the community about FBA.

Awareness of the first aid management of foreign body aspiration among students: A cross-sectional study

“…Responses to the last section of the questionnaire on symptoms and management were more prevalently correct than in a previous study conducted among mothers,[18] 46% of whom could not state any symptom of FBA. Most participants also stated they would manage FBA by trying to remove the foreign body themselves.…”

“…This reinforces the need for counseling regarding FBA, particularly from pediatricians, since only 1.6%–3.2% of knowledge is currently obtained from healthcare workers including physicians. [18]…”

“…This part of the questionnaire was adopted from two articles published by Singh et al . [18] and Ozdogan et al . [20] A pilot study was conducted among 20 randomly selected students; their responses were not shared in this study and the questionnaire was reviewed by two otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) consultants.…”

“…[17] Previous studies conducted in India, Saudi Arabia, and Japan showed that the awareness levels about FBA were significantly low in the study populations. [171819] However, another study conducted in Turkey in 2015 showed that 50% of mothers, who participated in the study, had adequate information about FBA. [20]…”

A single-center experience of pediatric foreign-body aspiration: A retrospective 4-year case series

“…It has been reported that FBA incidence can be reduced by 35% with public health education programs. [ 21 ]…”