Accidents - Batteries - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 607
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 28 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 EXPLODED AND ACID WENT INTO PT'S EYES. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS/KERATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT. WAS TRYING TO PRY OPEN A NON ALKALINE BATTERY OPEN WHEN IT SPLASHED INTO PT. EYES, FLUSHED EYES WITH WATER. DX. CHEM ICAL BURNS TO EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Battery chargers
WORKING ON A BATTERY, RECHARGING IT ,PULLED UP CAP ADN BATTERY ACID SPL ASHED IN EYE. C/O PAIN AFTER FLUSHING WITH WATER X 30 MIN. DX. CHEM. BU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT WAS WORKING ON CAR BATTERY WHEN BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYES; FB EY ES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT WAS EXPOSED TO CAR BATTERY CORROSION. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PATIENT WAS JUMPING A BATTERY WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. DX-ACID CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 29 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 IN EYE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 41 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 WORKING ON BATTERY IN CAR AT HOME, TOP POPPED OFF AND BATTERY ACID G OT INTO RT EYE, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS RT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
30 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES. PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES. E9241
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 28 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
28 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES. PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES. E 9241
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
PT SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE. DX: L EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS/PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
28 Y.O. W MALE W/CONJUCTIVITIS TO EYE. PT WAS HANDLING SOME BATTERY ACI D & THEN PUT HIS CONTACTS IN. PT TOOK THEM OUT BEFORE ARRIVAL. E914
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 27 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 WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN BATTERY ACID GOT INTO RIGHT EYE CHEM ICAL BURNS TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 33 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
33YOM-CHEMICAL BURN B/L EYES-BATTERY ACID SPRITZ TO B.L EYES-FLUSHED EY ES WITH H2O
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT THINKS HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN ACID FROM A AA BATTERY IN HIS EYE RINSED EYE BUT STILL HAS PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 44 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
44 YO M CAR BATTERY EXPLODED IN FACE, ACID SPLASHED IN EYES. DX CHEMICA L BURN TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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