RT Book, Section A1 Kenna, Margaret A. A2 Rudolph, Colin D. A2 Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 Lister, George E. A2 First, Lewis R. A2 Gershon, Anne A. SR Print(0) ID 6721831 T1 Chapter 118. Foreign-Body Aspiration T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e YR 2011 FD 2011 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-149723-7 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6721831 RD 2024/03/29 AB According to the National Safety Council, choking was the fourth leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in the United States in 2000, and the leading cause of death for children under age 12 months. In the same year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 160 children under age 14 years died from inhaled or ingested foreign bodies. Of the objects that caused death, 41% were food items and 59% were nonfood. Although children of all ages are at risk, most (75–90%) documented aspirations of foreign bodies by children involve preschoolers. The approximate distribution by age is under 1 year is 10% to 15%; 1 to 2 years 40% to 50%; 2 to 3 years 15% to 25%; and over 3 years 15% to 20%. Statistics show that boys aspirate foreign bodies more often (2:1) than girls. Fortunately, most choking episodes are nonfatal. They are common, however, an estimated 17,537 children younger than 14 years were treated in US emergency departments (ED) for choking episodes in 2001. Sixty percent of nonfatal choking episodes were associated with non-food items. Coins were involved in 18% of all choking-related ED visits for children ages 1 to 4 years.1