Foreign object - inhaled or swallowed

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Choking first aid - infant under 1 year - series	Heimlich maneuver on adult	Heimlich maneuver on an adult	Heimlich maneuver on conscious child
Heimlich maneuver on conscious child	Heimlich maneuver on infant	Heimlich maneuver on infant	Heimlich maneuver on oneself
Lungs

Obstructed airway; Blocked airway

When tiny foreign objects are breathed in (inhaled), they usually cause coughing, wheezing, breathing distress, or a total lack of air. However, in some cases, only minor symptoms are initially present, and the object may be forgotten until later symptoms (inflammation, infection) develop.

Review Date: 08/08/2005
Reviewed By: William D. Whetstone M.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.