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William C. McMaster, MD
Chicago

JAMA. 1970;213(11):1905.

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To the Editor.—

Extraction of a nasal foreign body can be difficult. The patient is usually a child, and the object can be anything. The spherical objects, eg, peas or beads, are especially difficult to recover. Edema, bleeding, infection, or even ulceration can complicate the problem. Previous attempts to extract the object have often pushed it deeper into the nasal passage and have excited the patient. A minor emergency can become a tragedy if the object is dislodged into the nasopharynx and aspirated. The difficulty in the management of the problem is indicated by the variety of proposed solutions. Forceful blowing of the nose,¹ the use of a hooked probe,^2,3 or alligator forceps⁴ have all been advocated. The proposed method is simple and should prevent aspiration during extraction.

The patient is securely restrained and placed in Trendelenburg position. Mucosal edema can be controlled with a local vasoconstrictor . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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