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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 806
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID IN R EYE, OPENING CAR BATTERY, SPRAYED IN EYE DX: BATTERY ACID OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES TRYING TO JUMP START CAR WITH CABLE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION, KERASTATIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED & ACID GOT IN EYE. DX; ACID EXPOSURE OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT HAD BATTERY EXPLODE IN FACE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER SULFURIC ACID IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID SPLASHED ON FACE C/O R EYE PAIN DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS / IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS MESSING AROUND WITH HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED GO T THE ACID IN BOTH EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| TRYING TO PUT BATTERY ACID IN BATTERY, ACID SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE POISON CONTROL CALLED DX: EXPOSURE TO BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUBSTAINED BATTERY ACID IN HIS EYE. UNKNOWN CASE. DX. CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID TO EYES DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| BOYFRIEND HAD BATTERY ACID ON HANDS-WASHED THEM THEN PT PUT IN CONTACTS THINKS BATTERY ACID WAS IN SINK DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. STATES HE WAS MOVING A BATTERY AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND BATTER Y ACID SPLASHED IN R EYE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| 9 VOLT BATTERY EXPLODED. DX: FB/CORNEAL ABR/CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A BATTERY AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUSTAINED ALKALINE BATTERY ACID TO EYES. D: ALKALI EYE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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