A 5 year boy is brought into hospital having been found by his parents coughing and choking. He was playing with some beans earlier.
Case study
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Question: What is your initial management?
Answer: Table 1 shows the initial management of choking. Choking is characterized by a history of sudden onset of coughing with respiratory distress. There is usually a history of playing with small objects, although the choking episode may be unwitnessed.
Fig 1 shows the UK Resuscitation Council's Paediatric Choking Treatment Algorithm.
Choking child - assess the effectiveness of coughing:
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Table 1 Initial management of choking
Read the case study.
Question: What is your initial management?
Answer: Table 1 shows the initial management of choking. Choking is characterized by a history of sudden onset of coughing with respiratory distress. There is usually a history of playing with small objects, although the choking episode may be unwitnessed.
Fig 1 shows the UK Resuscitation Council's Paediatric Choking Treatment Algorithm.
