Airway Foreign Bodies.

Pediatric airway foreign bodies are common and potentially life-threatening situations. Ingestion of organic material in children under 3 is the most common clinical situation. Typical cases have a history suspicious for a sudden aspiration event supported by physical findings of wheezing or diminished breath sounds with radiological evidence of air-trapping. Rigid bronchoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment and providers should have a low threshold to proceed to the operating room if the clinical suspicion for aspiration is high. Computed tomography (CT) scans may be helpful to further guide decision-making in cases where there is low or intermediate suspicion.