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Navid Dehghani, MD, FRCPC,
Aspiration of foreign bodies results in significant morbidity and mortality in children. The majority of foreign body aspirations occur in children younger than 4 years of age. Immature dentition, poor food... Read More
Foreign body ingestions occur more frequently than foreign body aspirations in children. Most ingested objects pass through the gut spontaneously. Occasionally, sharp or large objects lodge in the narrow parts of the... Read More
As part of a Choking Prevention and Quality Improvement Initiative, we would like to inform physicians that: • Any patient who presents with coughing and/or wheezing after oral exposure to a high-risk object (... Read More