15YOF WAS TRYING TO SELF-PIERCE HER NOSE USING A PIERCING KIT SHE BOUGHT ONLINE. THE NEEDLE WAS IN HER NARE AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR WHICH PT THEN ROLLED OVER ON, EMBEDDING IT IN HER LEG. PT'S PAIN HAS WORSENED, AND SHE IS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE LEG/WALK. HAS A SMALL PUNCTATE LESION TO THE LEG. DX: EMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY; ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE.
Date: 3/15/2025
Category: home structures and construction materials
Product: FLOORS OR FLOORING MATERIALS
Products involved: FLOORS OR FLOORING MATERIALS; UNCATEGORIZED PRODUCT (TO BE ASSIGNED)
Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Body part: Lower Leg
Location: Home