Living on the edge of the post-nasal space: the inhaled foreign body.
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.
Ross
G L
GL
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
Steventon
N B
NB
Pinder
D K
DK
Bridger
M W
MW
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D009666:Nose; D016896:Treatment Outcome