Stop using IV glucagon for oesophageal foreign bodies

The Gastrointestinal foreign bodies page has been revised to more actively discourage the use of IV glucagon, which has little evidence of effect and potential adverse effects.

BET 1: use of glucagon for oesophageal food bolus impaction. Emergency Medicine Journal 2015;32(1):85-88. http://emj.bmj.com/content/32/1/85.2.abstract.

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