RT Book, Section
A1 Clinton, Ginger
A1 Haamid, Ameera
A1 Bowman, Steven H.
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159803454
T1 Subungual Foreign Body 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=1159803454
RD 2024/04/18
AB Subungual  foreign  bodies  are  often  difficult  to  treat.  Foreign  bodies  (e.g.,  hair,  metal  splinters,  pencil  lead,  spines,  thorns,  and  wood)  may  become  lodged  beneath  the  fingernail.1-3  Tradesmen  (e.g.,  auto  mechanics,  carpenters,  landscapers,  and  metal  workers)  who  work  without  hand  protection  with  materials  that  produce  small  splinters  are  at  risk  for  this  type  of  injury.  Subungual  foreign  bodies  may  present  less  commonly  under  the  toenails.