List the signs and symptoms of foreign body aspiration and the appropriate treatment for this condition

What will be an ideal response?


Signs and symptoms:
• Dependent on location of foreign object
• Dyspnea
• Hoarseness
• Wheezing
• Coughing
• Decreased breath sounds
• Cyanosis
• Excessive sputum production
• Possible suffocation
Treatment:
• EMS and transport to ED
• Chest x-ray
• Bronchoscopy to remove object

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