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Foreign object removal

Foreign object removal

Overview

Only use tweezers if you can see the lodged object. Then get medical help to make sure the entire object was removed.

Review Date 5/2/2024

Updated by: Josef Shargorodsky, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.