【Objective】 To analyze the variety of different causes of children respiratory foreign body, in order to provide the appropriate prevention for children accidental injury. 【Methods】 960 cases of children respiratory foreign body(October,2005-October,2010) were gathered and retrospectively analyzed, focused major on the age, sex, geographical distribution, clinical treatment, the kinds of foreign body, location of the foreign body, the kinds of operation, and the therapeutic result. 【Results】 75.63% of all the cases happened in infants of 1~3 years old, boys more than girls; 73.96% of all the cases were those come from country side; 82.08% of all the foreign bodies were vegetant foreign body such as peanuts or melon seeds; 957 cases were cured after operation whereas 3 cases died. 【Conclusions】 The key point of prevention of children respiratory foreign body is the reinforced health education, especially in countryside.