Clinical Trial: Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions: A Prospective Cohort Study of Adults and Children

U.S., Sept. 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07814690) titled 'Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions: A Prospective Cohort Study of Adults and Children' on Sept. 05.

Brief Summary: Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO, choking) is a life-threatening emergency requiring time-sensitive treatment to prevent severe injury or deaths. Traditional treatments taught in first aid courses include abdominal thrusts, back blows, and chest compressions or thrusts. Currently, first aid guidelines recommend different treatments for adults, child and infants. Until recently, data on these techniques was limited to case series from the late 1900's. To further improve our knowledge of whi...