Lifesaving Maneuver In Full Airway Obstruction Caused By Foreign Body Aspiration: Pushing The Foreign Body To The Right Main Bronchus

Authors : Merve Çelenk, Selin Akyüz Oktay, Mehmet Ali Oktay

Pages : 71-73

Doi:10.33706/jemcr.1314257

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Publication Date : 2023-11-13

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children. Patients with severe respiratory failure and upper airway obstruction who need resuscitation due to FBA apply to emergency services. In this case report, we present a 22-month-old male patient who applied to the pediatric emergency department due to foreign body aspiration, and whose saturation value increased by providing unilateral lung ventilation by pushing the foreign body from the trachea into the bronchi during intubation for advanced airway
Keywords : Foreign body, aspiration, emergency