Nasal foreign bodies are surprisingly common. The technique is not too dissimilar to that of removing auricular foreign bodies. In theory, they might be hidden behind a turbinate and tricky to see - and therefore tricky to remove.
1. Mother's Kiss
This works in 60% of cases. Occlude patent nostril. Get Mum to blow into the mouth. You can do this with a BVM if needed - but be careful the pressure isn't too high.
2. Suction
Like with FBs in the ear, gentle suction, can help. I guess glue could too - although I haven't seen any case reports of this.
3. Curved Needles
If you can't find one, as we can never find them in the ED, bend a green needle, and that should help!
4. Foley Catheter
Inflate baloon with 0.5 - 3ml water or air. Insert it behind the foreign body, and then pull. I've never tried this, but it seems to be really frequently used outside the UK!
References
http://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/M2E/Pages/post.aspx?PostID=17
http://www.emdocs.net/ear-nose-throat-foreign-bodies/
https://wikem.org/wiki/Nasal_foreign_body
http://pmj.bmj.com/content/76/898/484
http://epmonthly.com/article/how-to-remove-a-nasal-foreign-body-with-a-balloon-catheter/
https://lifeinthefastlane.com/nasal-foreign-bodies/
http://www.racgp.org.au/download/Documents/AFP/2013/May/201305handi.pdf
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/763767-overview?pa=kFsFTvrB8j%2FPtwK%2BOEAs61ub09VNBtvaAN6mPVwMp%2FDFndF9mwj4ym0rESwqOfDUa5AxknqcRm1Zi18mAza%2B0XnZ5j5IICuJuaa3Z%2BY2XGY%3D#a4
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