In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the May 2023 Emergency Medicine Practice article on Emergency Department Management of Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Ingestion
- Epidemiology
- Etiology – types of ingestions
- Anatomy – common locations by age
- Food impaction
- Sharp objects
- Button batteries
- Magnets
- Colorectal foreign bodies
- Prehospital care
- History and Physical
- Imaging
- Expectant management
Endoscopic removal
Non-endoscopic techniques - Body Packing
- Glucagon
- Gastric button batteries
- Summary
Last Updated on May 12, 2023
Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP, is board certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. He serves as EB Medicine’s editor-in-chief of interactive clinical pathways and FOAMEd blog, and host of EB Medicine’s EMplify podcast. Follow him below for more…
