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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: 09/26/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 09/11/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jewelry |
| SYNCOPAL EPISODE-GETTING HER EARS PIERCED & EARRINGS PLACED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 06/27/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 05/22/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 01/11/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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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