RT Book, Section A1 Reichman, Eric F. SR Print(0) ID 57710791 T1 Chapter 98. Ultrasound-Guided Foreign Body Identification and Removal T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-161352-1 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57710791 RD 2024/03/29 AB Retained foreign bodies are associated with up to 1.9% of all wounds.1 The presence of a foreign body in a wound increases the incidence of a wound infection.2 Retained foreign bodies are also 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.5,6 This chapter focuses on ultrasound-guided identification and removal of subcutaneous foreign bodies.