RT Book, Section
A1 McCaskill, Rodney L.
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56271853
T1 Chapter 14. Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56271853
RD 2024/04/18
AB Retained  foreign  bodies  may  lead  to  a  severe  inflammatory  response  (from  wood,  thorns,  and  spines),  chronic  local  pain  (from  glass,  metal,  and  plastic),  local  toxic  reactions  (from  sea  urchin  spines  and  catfish  spines),  systemic  toxicity  (from  lead),  or  infection.  Most  foreign  bodies  can  be  located  during  clinical  examination.  High  risk  wounds  will  need  diagnostic  imaging.  Most  foreign  bodies  should  be  removed  in  the  emergency  department  but  some  may  be  left  in  place  due  to  risk  of  removal.