Tattoo medi‐alert

Barclay, P.; King, Howard D.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2044.2002.265830.x

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“…Some people choose to have their medical condition tattooed rather than wear medical alert jewelry, which can break or be misplaced. [4][5][6] This practice is currently unregulated by the medical community, and the few reports of its use published to date include two people with diabetes who had the word "diabetic" tattooed on their bodies, 4,5 and a woman with a tattoo warning of a past severe reaction to succinylcholine during anesthesia. 6 She had been advised to wear medical alert jewelry, but she instead chose a tattoo.…”

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Tattooing: Medical uses and problems

Glassy

Aldasouqi

2012

CCJM

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Decorative tattooing is a custom thousands of years old and is growing in popularity today. Medical professionals may be less familiar with its medical applications-medical alert tattooing, reconstructive and cosmetic applications, endoscopic tattooing, corneal tattooing, tattooing in radiation oncology, and uses in forensic medicine. We review current medically related tattooing applications and discuss their potential risks and benefits.

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Tattooing: Medical uses and problems

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Aldasouqi

2012

CCJM

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“…For example, tattoos depicting the Australian folk hero Ned Kelly may imply a cultural connection to that country . Tattoos may also contain useful information on a person's medical or social history .…”

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Fatal Phenol Toxicity Following Attempted Tattoo Removal

Zhang

et al. 2016

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Tattoo removal is increasingly required as the number of, particularly young, people acquiring tattoos is increasing. A 21-year-old man is reported who underwent attempted removal of large dragon tattoo utilizing a tattoo machine that injected a phenol-containing solution. At the end of the 3-h procedure, he collapsed and died. At autopsy, large areas of white skin discoloration with focal necrosis and sloughing were present overlying areas of previous tattooing. Histological examination showed collections of eosinophilic fluid with a minimal chronic inflammatory infiltrate in better preserved areas, with focal areas of dermal necrosis. Toxicology was positive for phenol in cardiac blood and liver tissue. There were no underlying organic disease or injuries present which could have caused or contributed to death. This idiosyncratic method of tattoo removal involving subcutaneous injection of phenol had resulted in death most likely from cardiotoxicity.

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The Forensic and Cultural Implications of Tattooing

Cains¹,

Byard

2009

Forensic Pathology Reviews

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Tattoo medi‐alert

Cited by 9 publications

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Tattooing: Medical uses and problems

Tattooing: Medical uses and problems

Fatal Phenol Toxicity Following Attempted Tattoo Removal

The Forensic and Cultural Implications of Tattooing

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