Foreign body asphyxiation in children
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Tarih
2005
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Yayıncı
Indian Academy Pediatrics
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
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 2112 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 I 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.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Aspiration, Asphyxiation, Child, Death, Foreign Body
Kaynak
Indian Pediatrics
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N/A
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
42
Sayı
11
