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Immediate risks
High-risk foreign body flags
Button battery
Immediate removal required
Septal necrosis risk within minutes to hours
Paired magnets
Immediate removal required
Pressure necrosis risk
Posteriorly displaced object
Aspiration risk during attempts
Airway backup required in room
Uncontrolled epistaxis
Hemodynamic instability risk
Coagulopathy or anticoagulant contribution
Stabilization priorities
Airway equipment at bedside
Suction ready
Bag-valve-mask ready
Monitoring for sedation or distress
Continuous pulse oximetry
Cardiac monitoring if procedural sedation
Attempt limits
If failed first pass, escalate operator or technique
If repeated failure, ENT consultation
Key decision points
Time-critical decision tree
If button battery suspected, immediate removal pathway
ENT consultation if not immediately removable
Urgent transfer if ENT not available
If object not visualized, avoid blind instrumentation
Imaging only when battery or magnet concern or complication concern
ENT evaluation for endoscopic assessment
If aspiration concern during event or attempts
Lower airway evaluation pathway
Chest imaging and bronchoscopy discussion
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