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DrMatthewHind

Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute

Honorary Research Officer
 
 
 
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Royal BromptonRoyal Brompton Campus

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@article{Pavitt:2017:10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000215,
author = {Pavitt, MJ and Nevett, J and Swanton, LL and HInd, MD and Polkey, MI and Green, M and Hopkinson, NS},
doi = {10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000215},
journal = {BMJ Open Respiratory Research},
title = {London Ambulance source data on choking incidence for the calendar year 2016 – an observational study.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000215},
volume = {4},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Introduction Complete foreign body airway obstruction is a life-threatening emergency, but there are limited data on its epidemiology.Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of data collected routinely from London Ambulance Service calls coded as being for choking was undertaken for the calendar year of 2016.Results There were 1916 choking episodes of significant severity to call for emergency assessment in London during 2016, 0.2% of total calls requiring an ambulance response, an average of 5.2 per day. The incidence increased at the extremes of age. Calls coded as choking occurred at times consistent with lunch and dinner and less frequently at breakfast. Peak incidence occurred at Sunday lunchtimes and on Wednesday evenings.Conclusions Choking is a substantial health problem for Londoners to seek emergency assistance. Choking is more frequent at the extremes of age with a higher incidence at lunch and dinner time. Greater public awareness of choking and its management could help to prevent avoidable deaths.
AU  - Pavitt,MJ
AU  - Nevett,J
AU  - Swanton,LL
AU  - HInd,MD
AU  - Polkey,MI
AU  - Green,M
AU  - Hopkinson,NS
DO  - 10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000215
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 2052-4439
TI  - London Ambulance source data on choking incidence for the calendar year 2016 – an observational study.
T2  - BMJ Open Respiratory Research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000215
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/53835
VL  - 4
ER  -
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