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Misplaced nasogastric tube

Misplaced nasogastric tube
This adolescent had a nasogastric tube placed after a polydrug ingestion. Charcoal was administered, and the patient's respiratory status deteriorated. The chest radiograph shows the nasogastric tube in the left lower lung (arrow) and alveolar opacification (asterisk).
Reproduced with permission from: Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, Baskin MN. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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