Lessons from the OR

Before the weekend begun, we had a 3 year old patient come in to the OR with a small Barbie doll shoe stuck up their nose. A small white high heeled shoe to be precise. After intubating and sedating, the ENT Doc stuck a small camera up the nose and found the little thing. We pulled it out. It was kind of funny but not too funny for a 3 year old.

Lesson of the day, noses are for breathing and smelling, not for storing small barbie accessories. Lesson learned.