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Cuerpo extraño en la nariz - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Objetos en la nariz; Algo atorado en la nariz

Primeros auxilios:

  1. Evite hurgar la nariz con hisopos de algodón u otros materiales porque esto puede hacer que el objeto extraño se introduzca aún más.
  2. Haga que la persona respire por la boca. Ella debe evitar inspirar con fuerza, pues esto puede forzar el objeto a introducirse aun más en la nariz.
  3. Una vez que usted sepa cuál lado de la nariz está afectado, presione con suavidad la otra fosa para cerrarla y haga que la persona sople suavemente. Evite sonarse la nariz con demasiada fuerza o en forma repetitiva.
  4. Si este método falla, consiga ayuda médica.

No se debe:

  • NO trate de sacar un objeto que usted no pueda ver o que no sea fácil de agarrar, pues esto puede introducirlo más o causar daño a los tejidos.
  • NO utilice pinzas ni otros instrumentos para sacar un objeto alojado en lo profundo de la nariz.

Se debe buscar asistencia médica de emergencia si:

Busque ayuda médica inmediata si:

  • Se presenta sangrado y continúa por más de dos o tres minutos después de extraer el objeto extraño, a pesar de hacer presión suave sobre la nariz.
  • Un objeto está atorado en ambas fosas nasales.
  • Usted no puede sacar fácilmente un objeto extraño de la nariz de la persona.
  • Piensa que se ha presentado una infección en la fosa nasal que inhaló el objeto extraño.
  • Reviewed last on: 1/12/2011
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Thomas SH, White BA. Foreign bodies. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 57.

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