title: Heliox as a temporizing measure for pediatric foreign body aspiration.
abstract: The authors report their experience with using heliox as a temporizing measure for an aspirated foreign body in a young child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. lbrownmd@aol.com
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sherwin
authors.forename: Javier E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Donald U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006371:Helium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D001239:Inhalation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006371:Helium; C038949:heliox; D010100:Oxygen