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EGD Nail Removal in the Duodenum
6y M, Hx of 2.5" carpenter's Nail ingestion 3hrs. Very sharp
High risk of injury ... Few steps to follow ... UES - sharp pull=injury ... retrieval #clinical #foreignbody
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
intra-abdominal injury ... Maneuver #Choking #Peds ... #Obstruction #ForeignBody
Foreign Body (Thorn) on Finger POCUS

This 45yo diabetic male presents with finger pain 4 weeks after
Thorn) on Finger POCUS ... What is your next step ... Thx AS for the photo ... #ForeignBody #Thorn ... #Finger #POCUS
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
assess for neck injury ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... until bleeding stops ... 3 hours since injury ... - Severe head injury
Retained piece of glass on MCP joint on POCUS
Piece of glass at MCP joint after closed
on MCP joint on POCUS ... after closed fist injury ... RJonesSonoEM #glass #foreignbody ... #FB #MCP #POCUS
Child with boggy scalp hematoma? #POCUS shows break in cortex with step off = skull fracture.
#POCUS shows break ... in cortex with step ... lawrencehaines #Clinical #Peds ... #Pediatrics #POCUS
Wood Foreign Body on POCUS

Wood FB found @ 2nd visit via POCUS after striking arm on
Foreign Body on POCUS ... 2nd visit via POCUS ... POCUS early and ... shortly after the injury ... MCW_EM_US #Wood #ForeignBody
This week, we explore home improvement! 37M stabbed in R chest with a screwdriver. Cool, pale,
Next steps? ... thru-and-thru RV injury ... #Clinical #POCUS
Gunshot Wound on Hepatic Ultrasound
Note the echogenic foci (orange arrow) adjacent to the hepatic vein with
Patient had shotgun injury ... RUQ #Clinical #ForeignBody ... #FB #Pellet #POCUS
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
from contiguous focus ... ) • Traumatic injury ... with concurrent injury ... pediatrics #children #peds