Removal of nasal foreign body using a nasal speculum

Insert the speculum as shown in the figure to avoid injury to the nasal septum with epistaxis.

Reproduced with permission from: Bennett JE. Nasal foreign body removal. In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Procedures, King C, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.

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