title: Living on the edge of the post-nasal space: the inhaled foreign body.
abstract: We present a previously undescribed event where an inhaled foreign body was propelled into the post-nasal space by the Heimlich manoeuvre. We present figures showing a drop in the mortality following inhaled foreign bodies since the introduction of the Heimlich manoeuvre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Steventon
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Pinder
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bridger
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D009666:Nose; D016896:Treatment Outcome