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PEDIATRICS Vol. 111 No. 3 March 2003, pp. 687-689

EXPERIENCE AND REASON

Aspiration of Fruit Gel Snacks

Sonea Qureshi, MD and Richard Mink, MD

Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Department of Pediatrics
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA 90509

--> Aspiration of a foreign body is common in children and can cause upper airway obstruction, leading to significant morbidity or mortality. We report 3 cases of aspiration of a popular fruit-flavored gel snack that led to cardiopulmonary arrest and death in 1 case and respiratory failure in 2 other cases. There is increasing concern about the safety of this gel snack and its risk of aspiration, even in older children. Pediatricians should advise parents and children about the dangers of eating this candy during their health maintenance visits.

Key Words: foreign body • aspiration pneumonia • bronchoscopy • resuscitation • pulmonary edema

Abbreviations: FB, foreign body • ED, emergency department

Received for publication Feb 21, 2002; Accepted Jul 8, 2002.


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