Foreign Objects in the Body

Foreign Objects in the Body Foreign objects may end up on the inside of a child’s body. lists ways to safely respond when this happens.

First Aid for Foreign Objects in Body

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Location of Foreign Object First Aid Response

Foreign object swallowed20

 Most swallowed items will pass through the digestive tract

 If the object is a battery, magnet, or sharp object medical care should be sought

 If blocking the airway, treat according to choking first aid

Location of Foreign Object First Aid Response

Foreign object in the nose21

 Have child blow nose gently (not hard or repeatedly)

 Do NOT probe or have child inhale it

 If easily visible and graspable, remove with tweezers

 Child will need medical care if the object remains in the nose

Foreign object in the ear

 If the object is visible and graspable, remove with tweezers

 Do NOT probe ear

 Try using gravity by tipping the head to the affected side

 If those fail to dislodge the object, refer to the family for additional methods of removal or to have them seek medical assistance

Foreign object in the eye

 Flush eye with a clean stream of warm water

 Don’t try to remove an embedded object

 Don’t allow the child to rub the eye

 If unable to remove with irrigation have family seek medical care

Foreign object in the skin

If the object is small, such a splinter or thorn just under the surface of the skin

 Wash hands

 Use tweezers to remove the object If the object is more deeply embedded in the skin or muscle

 Don’t try to remove it

 Bandage the wound by wrapping it with gauze without applying extra pressure