Emergency department use of an eye magnet for the removal of soft tissue foreign bodies.
We used a Ralks eye magnet (no longer manufactured) to remove magnetic foreign bodies in four consecutive patients with metallic soft tissue foreign bodies. In all four cases, the foreign body was quickly located, requiring minimal soft tissue exploration, time, and radiography.
Bocka
J J
JJ
Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Godfrey
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics; D008297:Male; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000628:therapy*