Abstract
The aspiration of a foreign body is a common accident that befalls children and adults alike. 1 Jackson C Jackson CL Diseases of the Air and Food Passages of Foreign-Body Origin. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia1936 Google Scholar A review of the series encompassing the entire experience of the senior author (PHH), including removal of more than 2,000 laryngeal, tracheal and bronchial foreign bodies, shows that 53 percent of the patients were infants and children less than four years of age, while 10 percent were infants less than one year of age; 14 percent were children between four and 14, and the remaining 23 percent were patients 14 or older. 2 Holinger PH Foreign-bodies in the air and food passages. Trans Am Acad Ophth & Otol. 1962; 66: 193-210 PubMed Google Scholar
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