Door Stopper Hardware in Bronchus

Extraction Case

The metal “stopper” from a screen door became a bronchial foreign body.

Any hardware in the hand of an infant or toddler (or held between the lips of someone “on the job”) can be inhaled and block a bronchus.

Extraction Video

The foreign body is removed with optical "alligator" (toothed) forceps.

Did You Know?!

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]

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