The Eye. If anything gets under the lower lid, draw the lid down by the lashes, direct the patient to turn the eyeball toward the nose, and the offending body can then be wiped out with a soft handkerchief. If it is under the upper lid, this can be turned up over a thin pencil or knitting needle, and treated in the same way, except that the patient is directed to look down. Always wipe the eye towards the nose. If the particle is imbedded in the surface of the eyeball a surgeon must be notified immediately; do not make any effort to get it out.

Foreign Body in the Ear. Unless the object is something that will swell with moisture, syringe gently with warm water, taking care not to close the opening with the nozzle of the syringe. If this method fails go to a doctor; any unskilled effort to poke or probe the object out is likely to result in permanent injury to the ear.

The Nose. When a foreign body is in the nostril make the patient take a full breath, then close the mouth and the other nostril firmly-the air will probably expel the obstruction. If this fails, and the object is in sight, compress the nostrils above and hook it out with a hairpin or piece of bent wire.

Use Nothing But Water

A Foreign Body in the Throat may be hooked out in the same way; if not, a piece of bread should be swallowed; this may carry down the obstruction. Do not give purgative medicine, as is often done, but rather plenty of solid food, especially potatoes and bread.

A Foreign Body in the Windpipe will usually be dislodged by the coughing which its presence excites; if not, a blow on the back, or, in the case of a child, holding it up by the feet and administering a succession of blows between the shoulders will generally produce the desired effect.