Foreign body aspiration is a serious medical emergency and the fifth leading cause of accidental injury-related fatalities. This case involves a 23-month-old infant who aspirated two latex balloons and developed cardiac arrest during balloon extraction. He was revived, but a CT scan revealed hypoxic encephalopathy.
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