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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| PT HAD LT EYEBROW PIERCED 11/22/03-DEVELOPED PAIN/SWELLING/REDNESS 11/24/03; CELLULITIS LT PERI-ORBITAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Jewelry, Doors |
| PT BENT OVER AND NOSTRIL RING CAUGHT ON DOOR. DX: R NOSTRIL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| PT GOT RIGHT EYEBROW PIERCED LAST WEEK RIGHT EYEBROW INFECTED AT RING S ITE- CELLULITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FB IN NOSE-UNABLE TO REMOVE "HORSESHOE SHAPED NASAL SEPTUM RETAINER"- FROM RECENT NASAL PIERCING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| WOUND INFECTION - 20 YOF PRESENTS WITH C/O INFECTED FACIAL PIERCING, AR EA RED WITH DRAINAGE NOTED 2 DAYS AGO, ALSO SWOLLEN, PIERCING 3 MOS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FACIAL SWELLING-APPARENT ALLERGIC REACTION TO NEW TONGUE RING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| EYE RING CAME OUT IN HER SLEEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Jewelry |
| LEFT EYEBROW ABRASION-C/O LEFT EYEBROW REDNESS, TENDERNESS AND SWELLING AFTER GETTING AN EYEBROW RING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FOREIGN BODY NOSE - 24 YOF PRESENTS FOR REMOVAL OF NOSE RING THAT HAS B ECOME EMBEDDED IN NASAL TISSUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FACIAL CELLULITIS RESULTING FROM HAVING LIP PIERCED WITH EARRING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FB TO CHIN, PT HAD AN EARRING STUD STUCK IN CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| NOSE RING GOT STUCK IN NOSE. DX. ACUTE IMBEDDING METAL FOREIGN BODY OF NOSE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| PT HAD NOSE PIERCE ON 3/17. INFECTED. NOSE RING STILL IN PLACE. D: FORE IGN BODY AND CELLULITIS, NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| EARRING BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO PIERCE EYEBROW FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE BROW W/REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FACIAL CONTUSION-WAS ELBOWED IN MOUTH BY BOYFRIEND. HAS EARRING IN TONG UE WHICH IS NOW SWOLLEN. UNABLE TO REMOVE. HAS INCREASING PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| GOT RING STUCK IN NOSE AFTER PIERCED DX; FOREIGN BODY TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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