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Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury or harm

PL11.3

Link to WHO Definition

Foreign body accidentally left in body, as mode of injury or harm – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/33759817

A foreign body is any solid material not normally found in the human body. It is accidentally left in the body if there was no specific intention to keep it in the body, either because it was indicated for medical purposes or because it was unsafe to retrieve.

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