NASAL FOREIGN-BODIES IN CHILDREN

This study investigates the pattern of pediatric nasal foreign body im paction and its management in a metropolitan area. Data was obtained f rom 147 children presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department o ver a 4-year period. The majority of foreign bodies were toys and hous ehold products. Complications which occurred, such as ingestion of the foreign body or epistaxis were usually related to attempts at removal . Fourteen cases of local complications resulted from button battery i mpaction. Most of these patients can successfully be managed without c omplication if correct procedures are adopted.