Talk:Pulmonary aspiration

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mention of fasting before surgery?[edit]

What is this referring to? what does fasting or surgery have to do with the article, and why would it belong in the risk factors section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.89.21.24 (talk) 02:04, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

fasting is a known and established method for ensuring that stomachs are empty before starting surgery and preventing food from refluxing back to the airways. Markbenjamin (talk) 02:53, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

vomitoria[edit]

I've worked in operating theatres for twenty years and this is the first time i've even heard of "vomitoria" in ORs let alone seen one. I'm pretty sure this is nonsense. In addition the concept of "vomitoria" is a myth relating to Roman times, vomitoria was the name for exits from public places, unrelated to the English word "vomit" related to food. I'd like to delete this sentence. Markbenjamin (talk) 02:52, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]