Choking airway blockage

Project description

Write a 1 page paper about choking, using anatomical terminology. Explain in such a way that assumes the professor is ignorant about the topic. the second paragraph should tell a true story of a person who died of choking. This patient was a stroke victim who had swallowing deficits (dysphagia) and required monitoring whilst eating. on the this fateful day the caregiver didn’t not pay close attention while the patient was feeding and when the uvula didn’t close the food went to the trachea closing off the air passage and the patient died of asphyxia within 7 minute. in conclusion you can write about the risk factor for choking and aspiration precautions and the importance of following medical order.