Abstract:Introduction:
Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) is a life-threatening emergency, and the prognosis of patients with FBAO is greatly affected by the prehospital process. There are only a few large-scale studies analyzing prehospital process databases of the fire department.
Study Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate whether characteristics of patients with FBAO were associated with prehospital factors and outcomes.
Methods:
In this retrospective obser… Show more
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