Question

If a child swallows a small marble, and it lodges in the respiratory tract, where is it most likely to be found, and what symptoms are most likely to occur?

Answer 1

A child who has ingested a foreign object into the respiratory tract will show symptomsof coughing and irritation of the respiratory tree, including production of larger thannormal amounts of mucus. The foreign object is more likely to have entered the rightprimary bronchus, as it is of greater diameter than the left, and enters the lungs at asteeper angle.