EM Cases · Foreign body removal
Nasal button battery and corneal rust ring
Procedure station: nasal battery urgency and ocular technique.
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Prompt
Child with foul unilateral nasal discharge three days; adult metal grinder with corneal FB.
Stem
All persons, presentations and observations in this station are fictional and invented for teaching assessment; they do not describe a real person.
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