Survival from cardiac arrest due to sushi suffocation
10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2014.02.015
- Author:
Hifumi TORU
1
;
Kiriu NOBUAKI
;
Kato HIROSHI
;
Koido YUICHI
;
Kuroda YASUHIRO
Author Information
1. Emergency Medical Center
- Keywords:
Food suffocation;
Sushi;
Cardiopulmonary arrest
- From:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
2014;5(2):154-156
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Sushi suffocation is relatively uncommon, and it is an unignorable cause of sudden death; however, no reports on sushi suffocation have been published. METHODS:A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital for post resuscitative intensive care. He had choked on sushi and collapsed in the dining room of a mental hospital. A nursing assistant summoned a physician who attempted to extract the sushi. External cardiac massage was initiated after 7 minutes had elapsed and followed by endotracheal intubation. Return of spontaneous circulation was achieved after 7 minutes of resuscitation. A bronchoscopy demonstrated a large amount of shari in the trachea and right bronchus, which was removed with alligator forceps and a wire basket. RESULTS:Neurological recovery was evident on day 2 of admission. He was transferred back to the mental hospital with no neurological complications. CONCLUSION:Emergency physicians should consider sushi suffocation, including its clinical features and management.
