Slushy Ingestion and Glycerol Intoxication Syndrome
Slush ice drinks may taste good on a hot summer day, but too much of a good thing can lead to bad symptoms of Glycerol Intoxication Syndrome.
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Bougienage for Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Children
Let’s be honest: our job is awesome … on so many levels! One of the most awesome aspects, though, is the ability to feel like a Superhero when you are able to make a patient actually feel better! Sometimes that…
Ingested Lead Foreign Bodies: Not a Typical FB
Foreign Bodies (FBs) are so commonly encountered in the Peds ED, sometimes it seems like they are not so “foreign.” FBs end up everywhere we look: in the Nose, Ear, Skin, Esophagus and Airway! Often they are relatively “easy” to…
Button Battery Ingestion
We all know that kids love to put odd objects in their mouths (and ears, and nostrils, and other interesting places). We also know that this can cause significant problems and lead to true emergencies. The location of the object…