Soft Tissue - Glass Foreign Body Removal
Caption
A teenaged female presented with a retained foreign body after she laid on top of a broken glass hand mirror. She removed one glass shard prior to ED arrival but one piece remained that she could feel under her skin. On exam, there was a tiny laceration but a 1-2 cm palpable foreign body under the skin. Blind foreign body removal under local anesthesia was not successful, so POCUS was employed to aid in visualization of the foreign body. A linear hyperechoic foreign body is seen in this clip, and was able to be removed under real-time US guidance using forceps and a hemostat. Repeat POCUS showed complete removal of the foreign body, and the patient was able to be discharged. Dr. Keren Eyal, PGY1, Children’s Hospital Colorado Pediatric Residency Dr. Michael Heffler, PGY4, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine Dr. Nhu-Nguyen Le, Fellow, Denver Health Ultrasound Fellowship