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Near-fatal asphyxiation in sawdust - an unusual tracheobronchial foreign body
Abstract
Unless rapidly relieved, complete airway obstruction is uniformly fatal. Emergency medicine protocols emphasise the need for rapid relief of airway obstruction before any other lifesaving measures are begun.! We present a case of severe and total airway obstruction where relief of obstruction was only obtained after some time, but the patient survived. We present the case to emphasise the importance of basic life support manoeuvres in sustaining life until definitive treatment is initiated, even when the outcome appears hopeless.
