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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Jewelry |
| INFECTED WOUND WHEN PEIRCED OWN TONGUE WITH TONGUE RING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| TONGUE ABCESS.PT HAD A EARRING PIERCED IN TONGUE AND NOW TONGUE RED AND PUSSY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| PT PTIERCED TONGUE X1 DAY - PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING - MOTHER WANTS RING OUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Jewelry |
| PATIENT BIT DOWN ON PLASTIC BEAD NECKLACE, BEAD STUCK ON LOWER TOOTH; B EAD REMOVED FROM TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Jewelry |
| PATIENT HAD TONGUE PIERCED 2 DAYS AGO, NOW HAVING TONGUE BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jewelry |
| FOREIGN BODY MOUTH - CAUGHT PART OF EARRING BETWEEN FRONT TEETH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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