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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  2, Issue 1, Jan-Jun 2016, Pages 77-78
 

Case Report

Foreign Body Aspiration in a Child Presented with Cardio-Pulmonary Arrest

Kalita R.*, Naidu S.*, Govil P.**, Datta K.***

*MEM PGY2, **Attending Consultant, ***Senior Consultant and HOD, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Shalimarbagh, New Delhi.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.2116.18

Abstract

 Foreign body inhalation in children is a serious condition which may leads to acute respiratory distress, lung injury or death. The diagnosis of foreign body aspiration requires a high index of suspicion because the diagnosis is often not obvious. This article presents a case of 3 year old girl presented to emergency with cardio-pulmonary arrest due to foreign body (Balloon ) aspiration and revived after timely intervention.

Keywords: Balloon; Cyanosis; Foreign Body Aspiration; Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).


Corresponding Author : Kalita R.*