WOUND FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL

Course overview

SOFT TISSUE FOREIGN BODIES OR WOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH FOREIGN BODIES RESULT FROM BLUNT/ABRASIVE TRAUMA OR PENETRATING TRAUMA. PATIENTS MAY PRESENT EARLY OR LATE WITH A PLETHORA OF SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS. THE FOREIGN BODIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR COMPOSITION: (A) METALLIC, (B) ORGANIC, AND (C) INORGANIC. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, PROCEDURE, AND ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF THIS CONDITION.