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Can Food Enter The Lungs During Choking?

My 13 year old son choked on a peanut and his throat hurt and it felt stuck. Next day fine...evening started puking. Puking not eating for 24 hours then developed cough and fever. Vomited has stopped but coughs when talking. should I worry about peanut being sucked into lungs? Still not wanting to eat but not vomiting so gave ibuprophen for fever. seems in good spirits not much energy. lungs sound a bit wheezy but no whistling
Tue, 16 Aug 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history about your 13 year old son, choked on peanut, felt stuck, next evening started puking, cough and fever, lungs sound bit wheezy, gave symptomatic medicines.
The history your have provided is very much suggestive of aspiration of the peanut and should be taken as an emergency.
Take him to the Hospital or ER, keep him nil orally, go for the X-ray chest/ CT scan of the chest and if there is a peanut inside, needs to be taken out.
Antibiotic coverage for a long time may be needed.
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Can Food Enter The Lungs During Choking?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history about your 13 year old son, choked on peanut, felt stuck, next evening started puking, cough and fever, lungs sound bit wheezy, gave symptomatic medicines. The history your have provided is very much suggestive of aspiration of the peanut and should be taken as an emergency. Take him to the Hospital or ER, keep him nil orally, go for the X-ray chest/ CT scan of the chest and if there is a peanut inside, needs to be taken out. Antibiotic coverage for a long time may be needed.