Table 2 FBAO patient characteristics throughout study period
FBAO patients | |
|---|---|
N = 2,354 | |
Age, year, mean ± SD | 54.7 ± 35.0 |
Median (IQR) | 71 (6–83) |
Male, N (%) | 1,195 (50.8) |
Location of accident, N (%) | |
Home | 1,620 (68.8) |
Health care facility | 426 (18.1) |
Others | 308 (13.1) |
Region of foreign body, N (%) | |
Oral cavity | 352 (15.0) |
Pharynx or larynx | 1,526 (64.8) |
Trachea or bronchus | 476 (20.2) |
Patients’ condition when EMS arrival, N (%) | |
Normal | 1,230 (52.3) |
Feel dyspnea | 404 (17.2) |
Breathing difficulty | 221 (9.4) |
Respiratory arrest | 33 (1.4) |
Cardiopulmonary arrest | 466 (19.8) |
Use of prehospital Magill forceps, N (%) | 383 (16.3) |