Table 3 Type of foreign body removed and point of removal from the aerodigestive tract

Point of removal

Trachea

6

15.0

Left bronchus

4

10.0

Right bronchus

16

40.0

Oesophagus upper 1/3

13

32.5

Oesophagus mid 1/3

1

2.5

Type of foreign body

Organic

20

50.0

Seeds [beans, groundnuts, coffee, maize]

16

40.0

Foods [avocado, fish bone, egg shell]

4

10.0

Inorganic

20

50.0

Ugandan shillings coins

11

27.5

Plastics [pen tips]

2

5.0

Metals [ball bearing, metallic button, soda bottle top, torch bulb, metallic eraser casing]

7

17.5