ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION BY FOREIGN BODY (OVACE) IN A LAY POPULATION IN WEST PARANÁ

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration is an accident with a high incidence in pediatrics and is associated with a high mortality rate, especially in children under 3 years of age. Despite being preventable, these cases continue to be reported every year. When a foreign body is aspired and becomes lodged in the bronchial tree, the patient presents with coughing, wheezing (usually unilateral), decreased respiratory sounds and dyspnea of ​​varying intensity. Thus, in this study a questionnaire was applied to a lay population, more specifically from a pedagogy and literature course at a university in western Paraná – which will work directly with this public – in order to assess their knowledge about this pathology. and its management.