Foreign Body Removal, Wound: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

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Foreign Body Removal, Wound: eMedicine Clinical Procedures

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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 ...

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Tags: Skin, Emergency, Wound, Imaging Tests, Ultrasound, First Aid and Emergency

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Patients with skin and soft tissue wounds may have foreign material embedded in the wound. How are these treated? http://bit.ly/aVbuHm

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