SAQ 1453 – Paediatric nasal foreign body removal

Marked out of 11.00

A three-year-old girl is brought to the ED with a plastic bead stuck in her left nostril.

She will not sit still for attempts at removal. After she is safely immobilised, removal is attempted in the ED.

List three complications that might occur if the foreign body is not removed promptly.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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List three options for controlling the patient to facilitate removal.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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State five different ED techniques for removing the foreign body.

(Marked out of 5.0)


/ 5

Total Score: 0 / 11

Percentage: 0%