title: Nasal disc battery removal: a novel technique using a magnetic device.
abstract: Disc batteries as foreign bodies present challenges in both diagnosis and management and carry a high risk for complications. We describe a novel device for disc battery removal using a magnet and basic medical supplies readily available in the emergency department setting. We also review diagnosis, complications, and management recommendations for disc batteries as foreign bodies.
authors.affiliation: From the *Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX; †Yale New Haven Hospital; and ‡Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Michelle J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alletag
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Santucci
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riera
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D059346:Magnets; D009666:Nose