Keywords

childhood foreign bodies, esophageal foreign bodies, gastrointestinal ingestion, pediatric esophageal foreign body, pediatrics foreign body ingestion

Authors

1. Stebel, Melissa MSN, RN, CNS, CEN, CPEN
2. Hoyt, K. Sue PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAANP
3. Magit, Anthony MD

ABSTRACT

Ingestion of a foreign body (FB) is a common occurrence for pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) for emergent care. The purpose of this article is to present the case of a 13-month-old pediatric patient who presented to the ED with an incidental complaint (i.e., foot laceration) and was also found to have a FB in the esophagus. The assessment, diagnostics, patient management, and implications for advanced practice nurses who care for pediatric patients with FBs of the aerodigestive tracts are discussed herein.