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Foreign Body, Swallowed
If you breathe a foreign object into the respiratory tract, it may become stuck and cause breathing or airway problems, as well as inflammation and infection.If swallowed, a foreign object may become stuck along the gas...
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ChokingCoughingNo breathing or breathing trouble (respiratory distress)WheezingHowever, in some cases, only minor sym...
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Certain foods(nuts, seeds, popcorn) and small objects(buttons, beads) are easily inhaled by young children. Such obje...
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FOR INHALED OBJECTAny child who may have inhaled an object should be seen by a doctor. Children with obvious breathi...
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