PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R Indudharan
AU  - S P Ram
AU  - D S Sidek
TI  - Tracheobronchial foreign bodies in relation to feeding practices in young children.
AID  - 10.1136/emj.14.5.341
DP  - 1997 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
PG  - 341--343
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/14/5/341.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/14/5/341.full
SO  - Arch Emerg Med1997 Sep 01; 14
AB  - Tracheobronchial foreign bodies, which are common in children, are a leading cause of accidental deaths in children under four years of age. Three cases of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children less than two years old are described. One of the foreign bodies was unsuspected; the other two were probably related to food habits. All three cases improved without sequelae following prompt bronchoscopic intervention. Young children should not be given food containing bones or hard chitinous shells.