Toddlers (especially two-year-old boys) tend to explore their environments by putting things in their mouths. A 4 mm diameter chunk of crayon was inhaled and became lodged in a toddler’s bronchus. It was removed with the “Vancouver” forceps, which was designed to remove very small bronchial foreign bodies. The final image displays the “Vancouver” forceps, below a standard optical “Peanut” forceps.
The presence of older siblings in the household increases the risk for choking, possibly because toys and other objects with small parts are more likely to be present and caregiving activities, such as feeding, to be undertaken by older siblings.[Ref:44]
