Esophageal coin removal by emergency physicians: a continuous quality improvement project incorporating rapid sequence intubation.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe our experience removing esophageal coins from children in a tertiary care pediatric emergency department over a 4-year period.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a continuous quality improvement data set spanning October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008.

Results: In 96 of 101 cases (95%), emergency physicians successfully retrieved the coin.