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Accidents - Jewelry - Year 2003 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 133
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/26/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Jewelry, Escalators
PER EMT PT TRAPPED AT TOP OF ESCALATOR,CLOTHING & ROPE-LIKE NECKLACE CAUGHT ON ESCALATOR,HAD TO BE CUT OFF TO EXTRACT PT,POSS STRANGULATION
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/11/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Jewelry
SYNCOPAL EPISODE-GETTING HER EARS PIERCED & EARRINGS PLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Jewelry
PATIENT HAD HEAD DOWN TRYING TO PUT IN BELLY BUTTON RING, LIFTED HEAD A ND FELT DIZZY, PASSED OUT, SHAKING; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Jewelry
PT USING JUMPER CABLES FOR CAR REC SHOCK TO FINGER ALSO RING STUCK ON F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Jewelry
PATIENT FELT HOT WITH PAIN IN CHEST AND PASSED OUT AFTER HAVING TONGUE PIERCED; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Jewelry
PT HAS MULT ALLERGIES, BROKE OUT IN HIVES AFTER WEARING NEW WHITE GOLD BRACELET/ ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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