Service evaluation:identification of gaps in choking prevention advice for children in the South Coast of England,UK  

作　　者：Saira Khan Karen Patterson Katy Fidler 

机构地区：[1]Medical Teaching Building,Brighton and Sussex Medical School,Brighton,UK [2]Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine,Brighton and Sussex Medical School,Brighton,UK [3]Academic Department of Paediatrics,Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital,Brighton,UK

出　　处：《Family Medicine and Community Health》2023年第4期71-84,共14页家庭医学与社区卫生（英文）

摘　　要：INTRODUCTION Choking,also known as foreign body airway obstruction,is the blockage of respiration by a foreign body in the airway including the trachea,hypopharynx and pharynx.1 Among young children,choking is one of the leading causes of death among unintentional injuries,2 thus making it a significant public health issue.Children under 5 have the highest risk of choking compared with other children and adults.3 In 2016,of the approx-imately 1900 choking episodes resulting in emergency calls in London,40%were for children under 5.

关 键 词：CHOKING PREVENTION INJURIES 

分 类 号：R179[医药卫生—妇幼卫生保健]