Prospective Evaluation of Foreign Body Airway Obstruction Interventions Among Adults and Children

University of Calgary

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Foreign Body Airway Obstruction

Treatments

Procedure: Abdominal thrust

Procedure: Chest compressions/thrusts

Procedure: Back blows

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07365137

REB25-0419A

Details and patient eligibility

About

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 which treatment is most effective and safest for patients, this study will collect data on choking incidents in Alberta, Canada. The first phase of this project will make sure identifying and recruiting choking patients in real-time is possible so that the highest quality of data can be collected. If successful, this study will support a future project where the different choking treatments are compared in terms of their effectiveness and safety. This study will focus on adults and children over the age of 2 years.

Enrollment

80 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

3+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult or children (aged greater than 2 years) who experienced an out-of-hospital FBAO in Alberta, Canada
Received a FBAO intervention while conscious by bystander or healthcare provider
Were assessed by EMS at the time of the incident, or later attended an emergency department due to the incident

Exclusion criteria