TY - JOUR
T1 - Foreign Body Aspiration
T2 - A Life-Threatening Situation
AU - Lalani, Sharifa Bashir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses.
PY - 2015/2/1
Y1 - 2015/2/1
N2 - Foreign body aspiration is a life-threatening event, especially in children. In Pakistan, foreign body aspiration in children with betel nuts is a common emergency in the perioperative area. Health awareness of parents, teachers, caretakers, and health care providers can play a significant role in reducing the risk of this life-threatening event. This article describes a case report of a 21/2 year old boy who presented in the perioperative area with a betel nut aspiration.
AB - Foreign body aspiration is a life-threatening event, especially in children. In Pakistan, foreign body aspiration in children with betel nuts is a common emergency in the perioperative area. Health awareness of parents, teachers, caretakers, and health care providers can play a significant role in reducing the risk of this life-threatening event. This article describes a case report of a 21/2 year old boy who presented in the perioperative area with a betel nut aspiration.
KW - Case report
KW - Foreign body aspiration
KW - Perioperative teaching, betal nut
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84921265037&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jopan.2014.02.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jopan.2014.02.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 25616886
AN - SCOPUS:84921265037
SN - 1089-9472
VL - 30
SP - 50
EP - 53
JO - Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
JF - Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing
IS - 1
ER -