Ear piercing and children's rights
- 18 June 1994
- Vol. 308 (6944) , 1636-1637
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.308.6944.1636
Abstract
EDITOR, - Over 12 months at our accident and emergency department in Cardiff we saw 32 cases of embedded earrings, mostly in children. Nine of the 32 cases showed signs of infection and these were all in the younger age groups. All patients presenting with an embedded earring required a minor surgical procedure under local anaesthetic to remove the retained piece. In a survey of ear …Keywords
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