RT Book, Section
A1 Morrison, Daniel S.
A1 Shah, Chirag N.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159803066
T1 Ultrasound-Guided Foreign Body Identification and Removal
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159803066
RD 2024/04/18
AB Retained  foreign  bodies  are  associated  with  up  to  1.9%  of  wounds.1The  presence  of  a  foreign  body  in  a  wound  increases  the  incidence  of  a  wound  infection.2  Retained  foreign  bodies  are  a  major  cause  of  litigation  against  Emergency  Physicians.3,4  A  high  index  of  suspicion  for  a  retained  foreign  body  must  be  maintained  whenever  there  is  the  potential  for  a  foreign  body  in  a  wound.5-7  This  chapter  focuses  on  the  identification  and  removal  of  subcutaneous  foreign  bodies  using  bedside  Emergency  Department  ultrasound  (US).