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Aspiration and inhalation of foreign body except food (into respiratory tract) NOS Compression by foreign body in esophagus Foreign object [bean] [marble] in nose Inhalation and ingestion of other object causing obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation Interruption of respiration by foreign body in esophagus Obstruction of pharynx by foreign body Obstruction of respiration by foreign body in esophagus
Excludes: injury, except asphyxia and obstruction of respiratory passage, caused by foreign body (E915),
obstruction of esophagus by foreign body without mention of asphyxia or obstruction in respiratory passage (E915)
Short Descr Resp obstr-inhal obj NEC
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