Acute central airway obstruction: an occupational hazard: aspiration of crack cocaine.

Tathagat Narula, Wissam Jaber, Michael S Machuzak, Thomas R Gildea

Pulmonary Diseases Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. narulat@ccf.org

Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology 2012 Apr

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Foreign body aspiration is the fourth leading cause of death due to unintentional injuries. In 2004, 4470 people died because of inhalation or ingestion of food and other objects as per the National Safety Council Report. We report a rare case of accidental aspiration of an intact bag of cocaine, presenting with acute central airway obstruction and cardiopulmonary arrest, highlighting the challenges in the diagnosis and management strategies for this entity.

Citation

Tathagat Narula, Wissam Jaber, Michael S Machuzak, Thomas R Gildea. Acute central airway obstruction: an occupational hazard: aspiration of crack cocaine. Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology. 2012 Apr;19(2):126-8