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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 925
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| SPR SHLDR LIFTING 12V BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX FIRST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN R CHEEK, M MEDIAL KNEE, 4TH METACARPAL HEAD R HAND AND 4TH TOE: STATES BATTERY ACID TO FACE'; FLUSHED BY EMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES, DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, CORNEAL ABRASIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries, Battery chargers |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS - WHILE JUMPING HER BATTERY, THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN HER FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries, Kitchen gadgets |
| PATIENT HAVING ABDOMINAL PAIN X2 DAYS, VOMTING, DECREASED APPETITIE, CT REVEALED DISC-LIKE FB IN COLON, POSSIBLY BATTERY OR MAGNET; FB IN COLON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO R EY: R EYE GOT SPLASHED W BATTERY ACID ABOUT 15MIN AGO. FLUSHED EYE FOR 10 MIN. NO VISUAL CHANGES. NO GLASSES/CONTAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT STATES A BATTERY DROPPED ON HER LT GREAT TOE YESTERDAY, HAS HAD SWELLING AND PAIN SINCE THEN. DX-LT GREAT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| SWALLOWED A BATTERY. INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT BURNED FINGER ON BATTERY FROM BATTERY POST. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT LIVES AT A GRUP HOME HAS MENTAL PROBLEMS AND SWALLOWED THREE AA BATT ERIES FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN LIFTING HEAVY BATTERY. (NOT SPECIFIED WHAT KIND OF BA TTERY). DX: RT SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT C/O DROPPED BATTERY ON FOOT. DX CRUSH INJURY FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| CUT FINGER ON A CAR BATTERY LACERATION RIGHT SECOND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | 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 |
| PT.INJ.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE. DX; CHEMICAL EXPOSURE L.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries, Alcohol |
| PT INTOXICATED AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO A CAR BATTERY SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| EYE CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE GOT SPLASHED W/ BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries |
| MT FX-DROPPED CAR BATTERY OF FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT STATES A BATTERY EXPLODED IN FACE AT HOME DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries, Fire or smoke alarms |
| C/O AOF CW PAIN S/P REACHING UP TO CHANGE A BATTERY OF FIRE ALARM >>MSX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAD HERNIA REPAIR ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, WAS LIFTING A CAR BATTERY TODAY FELT POP IN AREA OF INCISION, INCREASED PAIN. DX: STRAIN ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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