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Indiana University Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics
Originally published: Modern Resident April/May 2015
Every little boy knows the best place for anything is up your nose. That is, until they show up in your emergency department (ED).
The Case:
Three-year-old previously healthy male presents after he put his older sister’s jewelry bead up his right nostril two hours ago. Vitals are normal. As you walk in the room, he is breathing comfortably and appears well, but his big brown eyes see you coming and immediately start welling up with tears. He’s sitting in his mom’s lap; he’s anxious and wants no part of you coming near him.
