You Are Caring for a Patient Who Has Come into the Emergency

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a patient who has come into the emergency department with a foreign body in his right ear. After further investigation you determine that the foreign object is an insect. What intervention would the physician order first for this client?

A) Sterile normal saline irrigation
B) Diluted alcohol irrigation
C) Antibiotic ear drops
D) Corticosteroids ointment