11 September 2026
: Case report
Three Pediatric Cases of Accidental Lip Entrapment, Laceration, and Tongue Injury From Motorized Electric Nail Trimmers
Management of emergency care, Patient complains / malpractice
Mohammed Harb Hommady AEF 1*, Abdullah Ali Alqahtani E 1, Abdullatif Gashaa Almalki E 1, Abdullah M. Al-Saleh E 1,2,3, Lafi Saleh Alanazi AEF 4, Omar Essam Tarabzoni AEF 4, Abdulrahman Khaled Abaalkhail E 1, Abdullah Ahmad Alatawi EF 1DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.953929
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e953929
Figure 2 Case 2—Upper lip entrapment in a motorized electric nail trimmer in a 3-year-old boy.(A) The device attached to the upper lip on arrival at the emergency department, with the lip held between the rotating mechanism and the plastic guard of the device; manufacturer markings on the casing have been obscured. (B) The same device after removal, viewed from the underside, showing the oval aperture and rotating element within the aperture; blood staining is visible at the aperture margin. Both images were obtained during the index emergency department visit.






