Table 1 Characteristics of children with airway foreign body rescued by the first-aid fast track channel (n = 21)
Characteristic | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
1. Gender | ||
Boys | 12 | 57.1 |
Girls | 9 | 42.9 |
2. Age (months) | ||
< 12 | 4 | 19.0 |
12–15a | 7 | 33.33 |
15–18a | 10 | 47.62 |
≥ 18 | 0 | 0 |
3. Clinical symptoms | ||
Cough | 21 | 100.0 |
III inspiratory dyspnoea | 15 | 71.4 |
Mixed dyspnoea | 4 | 19.0 |
Assisted respiration | 2 | 9.5 |
Hypoxia symptomsb | 3 | 14.3 |
4. Preoperative examination of foreign bodies found | ||
Electronic laryngoscope | 3 | 14.3 |
CT | 9 | 42.9 |
Without preoperative examination | 9 | 42.9 |
5. The location of foreign bodies | ||
Glottic foreign bodies | 5 | 23.8 |
Tracheal foreign bodies | 10 | 47.6 |
Bilateral bronchial foreign bodies | 6 | 28.6 |
6. The species of foreign bodies | ||
Bone | 4 | 19.0 |
Plastic | 1 | 4.8 |
Apple | 1 | 4.8 |
Peanut | 8 | 38.1 |
Sunflower seeds | 4 | 19.0 |
Pistachios | 3 | 14.3 |