Foreign objects in the body

Question 1

How should foreign items in the eyes be managed?

Answer 1

• pull down lower lid, remove unembedded object with clean tissue
• try pulling upper lid forward if not in the inner lid
• turn eyelid with swab stick, remove object with clean tissue
• flush with water
• if it’s still there apply dry protective dressing over eye and get professional help
• keep victim from rubbing the eye

Question 2

How should foreign items in the nose be managed?

Answer 2

• breath through mouth
• make the patient sneeze on the opposite side of the nose
• dont remove with a pin of a hook

Question 3

How should foreign items in the ears be managed?

Answer 3

• put warm oil to float out an insect
• other form of objects, don’t attempt to remove, may damage the ears
• take the patient to a doctor

Question 4

How should foreign items in the skin be managed?

Answer 4

• safe to remove small objects
• use tweezers
• if under skin, used a sterilized needle to gentle break the skin over the object and life the object
• more deeply embedded, call for medical help

Question 5

What are the things to avoid doing when a foreign object is in the skin?

Answer 5

• avoid rubbing the skin
• avoid using tools that aren’t disinfected properly
• avoid removing the object if it causes severe pain / looks infected