Prim Care 2021 Dec 7;48(4):655-676. Epub 2021 Oct 7.
Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, 101 Heart Drive, Greenville, NC 27834, USA. Electronic address:
Embedded fishhooks, digital ring entrapment, and foreign bodies of the ear, nose, and superficial eye and conjunctiva may present to primary care clinics and can often be managed there. This review is a guide for primary care clinicians for effective, pragmatic, and safe techniques to address these scenarios in the office and when to refer them to a surgeon. Read More