ORAL BAG-VALVE-MASK INSUFFLATION TECHNIQUE TO REMOVE UNILATERAL FRIABLE NASAL FOREIGN BODY IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Nasal foreign body in children is not an uncommon presentation to the Emergency Department. Removal is essential. Many methods of removal exist. Nasal wash technique is advocated mainly in friable foreign bodies. We report the successful use of the oral bag-valve-mask insufflation technique to remov...

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Main Authors: LIM CC, HO CV, AHMAD R, CHEAH PK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2009-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2009v4n2_3/pdf/Nasal_FB.pdf