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INTRODUCTION
Foreign bodies refer to any object that is placed in the
ear, nose, or mouth that is not meant to be there and
could cause harm.
International
Impaction of swallowed fish bones is more commonly
observed in countries where fish is a major dietary
staple.
CAUSES/RISK FACTORS
Mortality and morbidity
Most foreign bodies pass harmlessly through the GI tract
and are eliminated in the stool.
Age
However, incidence is greatest in children aged 6 month
FOREIGN BODIES IN THE EYE
Pain
• Swelling
• Redness
• deafness
Treatment
The treatment for foreign bodies in
the ear is prompt removal of the
object by your child's physician
Symptoms
• Foul-smelling or bloody nasal discharge
• Difficulty breathing through the affected nostril
• Irritation
• Feeling of something in the nose
First aid
• First Aid
• Do not probe the nose with cotton swabs or other tools. Doing
so may push the object further into the nose.
• Sit the child down, and reassure him. Encourage the child to
breathe through his mouth rather than his nose.
TREATMENT
• Treatment of a foreign body in the nose
involves prompt removal of the object by your
child's physician.
• Sedating the child is sometimes necessary in
order to remove the object successfully.
• suction machines with tubes attached
• instruments may be inserted in the ear
• After removal of the object,
• prescribe nose drops or antibiotic ointments to
treat any possible infections.
FOREIGN BODIES IN AIR WAY
• As with other foreign body problems,
children tend to put things into their
mouths when they are bored or curious.
• seeds
• toy parts
• grapes
• hot dogs
• pebbles
• nuts
SYMPTOMS
• Foreign body ingestion requires immediate medical
attention.
• choking or gagging when the object is first inhaled
• coughing at first
• wheezing
• the foreign body may still be obstructing the airway. :
• stridor
• cough that gets worse
• child is unable to speak
• pain in the throat area or chest
• hoarse voice
• blueness around the lips
• not breathing
• the child may become unconscious
Esophageal foreign bodies
Dysphasia
– Drooling ,Emesis/hematemesis
• Children that are still talking and breathing but show other
symptoms also need to be evaluated by a physician
immediately.
diagnosis
History
• Children commonly come to medical attention with witness of
caregiver