Foreign Bodies

Question 1

Aural foreign body Mx options:

Answer 1

Wax hook
Crocodile Forceps - Soft, irreg
Curette behind + pull -Round, small
Suction- Hard, round
Glue on swab- Hard, round
Irrigation
- Good if disintegrates (paper, play doh)
- NOT organic matter- will swell
- NOT button batteries
- NOT if TM perf
- 20ml syringe + angiocath

Oxyfloxacin ear drops if abrasions left.

Question 2

Nasal foreign body Mx options:

Answer 2

Using nasal speculum:
SAME AS NOSE. Plus:

Patient blow
‘Big Kiss’
Balloon extractor (specialised)