Bud's Common and Simples - Intra-nasal Foreign Bodies

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You stuck what where?!

Dr. George "Bud" Higgins shares with us some tricks of the trade regarding evaluating and removing intra-nasal foreign bodies. He discusses some well known maneuvers ("parent's kiss," passing a foley catheter, bayonette forceps) and a more novel approach using intranasal positive pressure gas flow.

Recorded at the Maine Medical Center emergency medicine residency grand rounds.

George L. Higgins III, MD, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine

Posted by Jeffrey A. Holmes, MD