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FOREIGN BODIES
PromptSigns of airway obstruction from a swallowed foreign body
ResponseDrooling
Stridor
abnormal/horse voice or cry
Respiratory distress
wheeze
Stridor
abnormal/horse voice or cry
Respiratory distress
wheeze
Prompt
ResponseRadioopaque foreign body (likely coin) in esophagus
FB is below laryngeal inlet and not causing obstruction of trachea
FB is below laryngeal inlet and not causing obstruction of trachea
PromptManagement of apnoeic child with inhaled foreign body
ResponseOpen airway, remove visible foreign body
THEN
5 rescue breaths with BVM
THEN
5 back blows or chest thrusts
THEN
Direct laryngoscopy and removal of FB with Magill’s forceps
Better info in paeds section, From THCP 2017.2-11 - may need updating
THEN
5 rescue breaths with BVM
THEN
5 back blows or chest thrusts
THEN
Direct laryngoscopy and removal of FB with Magill’s forceps
Better info in paeds section, From THCP 2017.2-11 - may need updating