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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 37 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID TO FACE,ABRASION FACE,HAND - FELL OFF COMBINE WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| HOOKING CAR BATTERY TO JUMP OFF, PT HOOKED UP BACKWARDS, BATTERY EXPLOD INTO EYES AND FACE; DX: ACUTE CHEM (ACID) BURNS TO BIL FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT DX MILD LACERATION LOWER EYE - "WAS CHINGING A CAR BATTERY THIS PM WHEN IT EXPLODED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING HIS GIRLFRIEND'S BATTERY WHEN CHEMICALS FROM BATTE RY BURNED HIS FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE. DX: FIRST DEG CHEM BURNS FACE, R EYE, NECK, CHEST, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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