La Revue du praticien
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Respiratory distress in childhood is a frequent cause of admission to the emergency department. The initial management requires a rapid clinical evaluation in order to initiate appropriate interventions, which will improve respiratory status, and avoid cardiac arrest and hypoxic encephalopathy. ⋯ The diagnostic of an inhaled foreign body must always be suspected. Prevention is based upon information given to families, as well as the medical community, which often minimises the seriousness of inhalation hazards.