History of eating or handling a small object (or being unsupervised near one) followed by sudden onset coughing, dyspnea
Onset of respiratory symptoms may sometimes be delayed >24 hours
Dyspnea, tachypnea, respiratory distress, hypoxia
Sudden collapse, cardiac arrest
Cough, gagging
Stridor, dysphonia (if stuck at level of larynx)
Wheezing, decreased breath sounds (If lower airway)
Wheezing not responsive to bronchodilators
Fever, pneumonia symptoms if retained
Onset of respiratory symptoms may sometimes be delayed >24 hours
Wheezing not responsive to bronchodilators
Aspirated foreign body
Larynx fracture
Parapharyngeal space infection
Tracheobronchial tear/injury
Ingested foreign body
Thyroid gland injury/trauma
Buccal space infections
Tracheal injury