Foreign Body in Airway

Airway obstruction due to foreign body. It’s an emergency. Usually happens in younger children and toddlers. They present with sudden bout of cough while eating peanuts or fruits with seeds followed by breathing difficulty(breathlessness) sometimes noise during breathing(stridor). They should be immediately taken to hospital and evaluated for airway obstruction with x-ray chest and/or CT scan. A pediatric surgeon would do a bronchoscopy and remove the foreign body from the airway of the child. Possible foreign bodies in airway are peanuts, custard apple seeds, apple peel, cashews etc.