Foreign Bodies, Trachea: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Foreign Bodies, Trachea: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: BackgroundForeign body aspiration can result in a spectrum of presentations, from minimal symptoms, often unobserved, to respiratory compromise, failure, and even death. This article is not intended to distinguish in detail acute airway obstruction from foreign body ...

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Learn who is most at risk for foreign bodies lodged in the trachea. http://bit.ly/aJRXMg

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Necrotizing Fasciitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: For more than a century, many authors have described soft tissue infections. Their occurrence has been on the rise because of an increase in immunocompromised patients with diabetes mellitus, cancer, alcoholism, vascular insufficiencies, organ transplants, HIV, ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Necrotizing fasciitis can occur after trauma or around foreign bodies in surgical wounds, or it can be idiopathic. http://bit.ly/aY7oL8

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Pediatrics, Foreign Body Ingestion: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: As children explore the world, they will inevitably put foreign bodies into their mouths and swallow some of them. Most swallowed foreign bodies pass harmlessly through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Foreign bodies that damage the GI ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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As children explore the world, they will inevitably put foreign bodies into their mouths and swallow some of them. http://bit.ly/9iONRl

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Foreign Bodies, Ear: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Foreign bodies of the ear are relatively common in emergency medicine. They are seen most often but not exclusively in children. Various objects may be found, including toys, beads, stones, folded paper, and biologic materials such as ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Foreign bodies of the ear are relatively common in emergency medicine. They are commonly seen in children. http://bit.ly/dqiAd2

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Foreign Bodies, Nose: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: BackgroundNasal foreign bodies (NFBs) are commonly encountered in emergency departments. Although more frequently seen in the pediatric setting, they can also affect adults, especially those with mental retardation or psychiatric illness. Children's interests in exploring their bodies ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Nasal foreign bodies (NFBs) are commonly encountered in emergency departments. Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/daIIX3

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Foreign Body Removal, Ear: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The removal of foreign bodies from the ear is a common procedure in the emergency department.1 Children older than 9 months often present with foreign bodies in the ear; at this age, the pincer grasp is ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Children often stick foreign objects into their ears prompting a trip to the ER. How are the objects removed? http://bit.ly/coVlO0

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Foreign Body Removal, Wound: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: IntroductionPatients with skin and soft tissue wounds commonly present to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation and treatment. Essential in the evaluation of these wounds is a careful assessment for retained foreign bodies (FB), as they are ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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ACEP notes foreign body detection/removal as new and evolving application of ultrasound. Read more at eMedicine here: http://bit.ly/4MHUR8

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