Management of the choking child.
There is controversy regarding the best maneuver to expel a completely obstructing foreign body from the upper airway of a patient. Further study and research are needed. However, we recommend that no change in the present recommendations be made until these studies are accomplished. We have attempted to outline the major aspects of the controversy and give the rationale for the present recommendations.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003371:Cough / Q000503:physiopathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001239:Inhalation; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology; D012137:Respiratory System