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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,210
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
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: 12/19/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| LAC R 4TH FING/18YOM SLIPPED ON ICY PARKING LOT AT *** AND CUT FINGER O N CAR BATTERY HE WAS CARRYING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Day wear |
| 23 YO MALE SPLASHED WITH BATTERY ACID AND IT WENT THROUGH PANTS FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS SHOCKED BY TRUCK BATTERY. DX: R HAND CONT, MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| 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: 11/10/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX 3RD DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS: SPILLED BATTERY ACID ON HANDS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED - BATTERIES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 06/23/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FOREARM FROM 400 # OF BATTERIES FALLING FROM A SHELF AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY VS. HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PAIN LIFTING A BATTERY DX. SHOULDER STRAIN |
| 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: 03/26/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| TIGHTENING BOLT ON BATTERY WHEN POST CAME OFF AND SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON FOREARM...ACID BURN TO FOREARM FROM CAR BATTERY |
| 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: 02/14/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| WAS LIFTING BATTERIES AND INJURED BACK DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/16/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| INGESTION - 23 YOM INMATE AT DETENTION CENTER, HX OF INGESTION CAUSTIC SUBSTANCES, STATES INGESTED BATTERY ACID FROM 1.5 BATTERIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries, Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS FINGER ABSCESS WHICH BEGAN WITH A CAR BATTERY 3 DAYS AGO. STUCK PEN IN ABSCESS & IT GREW LARGER. D: FELON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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