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Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 10.0
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Foreign Body in Nose
DESCRIPTION
Young children seem to enjoy putting foreign objects in
their nostrils and then forgetting about them. Favorites
are food, paper, cotton, and beads. The body tries to
reject these intruders by producing a foul-smelling yellow
nasal discharge.
FIRST AID
Your child can try to blow the object out by blowing his
nose vigorously several times with the other nostril closed.
DO NOT try to remove the object by putting anything into the
nose, including tweezers and fingers. This almost always
pushes the object in farther and makes removal by the
physician very difficult. Watch your child closely to make
sure that he doesn't push it in.
CALL YOUR CHILD'S PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY IF:
- The object is still in the nose after your child has
tried to blow it out.
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