FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL

TYPES

• Inhaled Foreign Body

Children are particularly prone to consume foreign bodies since they are prone in inhaling anything around their environment. With this, the airways are blocked and can lead to choking. Examples of usual inhaled foreign bodies are the following:

• Popcorns
• Grapes
• Peanuts
• Tiny toys
• Stones
• Small foods

Another harmful thing that youngsters inhale is the rubber balloon. This can totally plug the airway, and is a problem to extract without the help of medical professionals. 

• Digestive Tract Foreign Bodies

Things that are consumed or infused into the mouth may come into the digestive tract, known as the pathway connecting to anus and the mouth.

• Skin Foreign Bodies

Foreign bodies may go to the skin through regular exposure or accident. One of the usual foreign bodies in the skin is splinters, yet it basically doesn’t need doctor’s help except when the injury has been infected. In that case, it may result in an emergency procedure.

• Airborne Foreign Bodies

Elements on the air, including dust, may go into the air passages or in the nose and eye. These may stimulate an allergic response; nevertheless it is not commonly considered as an emergency. 

• Eye Foreign Bodies

Foreign body removal in the eye may be done when the object becomes lodged in the eye while doing particular activities or through an accident. 

• Nose, Vagina, and Ear Foreign Bodies

Individuals who encounter this may experience severe pain.

TREATMENT

Foreign body removal is an emergency if it produces severe pain or is in the skin.

One of the harmful foreign bodies in the eye are pieces of glass that are required to be extracted immediately through medical experts.

Foreign body removal in the vaginal, ear, or nose may be done in the emergency room.