Not a stud in the Times Online
14:28 Tuesday 2 Oct 07
Girl almost died in crash as navel stud shot through her ‘like a bullet’
The seatbelt she was wearing forced the metal stud through her body almost to her spine, causing serious internal injuries. … also left the student with facial injuries and blood on her brain. But the most serious injuries occurred as a result of her piercing.
This is not good.
If it had not been for the piercing, she would not have been in a life-threatening situation.
No. If it had not been for the crash, or her wearing a “stud”, or her wearing the lap belt as she did, or her being so skinny. Many factors, not one.
Infections and other complications because of piercings are thought to cost the NHS up to £1.5 million a year.
5 years ago the NHS budget was 48 BILLION. In fact, Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust raised that amount in parking charges alone. So that £1.5 million isn’t anything really is it?
… that his step-daughter was determined to make others with piercings aware of the possible risks.
What’s she going to do? March on Parliament? Demand changes to legislation? Have a Support group? Give her 6 weeks and she won’t care less.
Infection is the main risk associated with body piercing. If hygiene standards are not adequate, those with piercings can catch hepatitis and HIV
Now this – pardon my language – is absolute bollocks. I’ve been pierced over 50 times if not more, I know people with many piercings done by many people and none have HIV and none have Hep A B or C. That sentence is scaremongering. It’s crap.
“If hygiene standards [insert place] are not adequate” …
- [restaurant] then you can get hepatatis, salmonella, e.coli 157, listeria etc.
- [hospital] then you can get MRSA and hospital acquired infections or dead
- [your own kitchen] you can get salmonella, listeria, e.coli 157, other gastro-intestinal disturbances
- [swimming pool] you can get verrucas, conjunctivitis
- [anywhere] [practically anything]
So to summarise that news article from the Times Online:
- the girl had an accident and got hurt but not entirely by the navel jewellery
- NHS Direct haven’t a clue.
and lastly, but most importantly – it’s not a stud. Not.a.stud. IF it WAS a stud then she deserves everything she got because she really should have got a clue.
Oh yes – and Times Online need to write better articles on bodyart.
At least the BBC don’t trot out the NHS twaddle, though they do end with “Have you had a negative experience of body piercings?” And here was me thinking they gave a balanced view….
