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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 718
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 41 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries, Automotive chemicals |
| PT SPRAYED BATTERY CLEANER ON CAR BATTERY, WHILE CLEANING BATTERY W/ BR USH FELT SOMETHING GET INTO R EYE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIUITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 39 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 HAD BATTERY EXPLODE, GETTING BATTERY ACID IN EYES; CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| TRYING TO START CAR WHILE JUMPING OFF BATTERY--IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE-- BATTERY ACID TO FACE DX CHEMICAL BURN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| FLASHLIGHT BATTERY SQUIRTED IN EYES CAUSTIC EYE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT WAS CLEANING A CAR BATTERY AND +ETOH PT STATES FEL ASLEEP AND DID NO T WASH ANDS AND RUBBED EYES W/ BATTERY ACID DX CHEMICAL IRR TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 39 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WORKING ON THEIR CAR AND ACCIDENTALLY GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES AFTER WIPING FACE W/ HANDS DX: BILATERAL CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| STANDING NEAR CAR WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED. CHEMICAL CORNEA BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 41 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 |
| DX CAUSTIC TO EYES: BATTERY ACID TO EYES AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 28 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAD A BATTERY FLUID/?ACID SPLASHD ON THE EYE SUSTAINED " CHEMICAL CONJ" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT THINKS SHE GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES. THINKS IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUT IN HER MAKE-UP REMOVER WHICH SHE USED. D: PUNCTATE KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE, HAS BATTERY ACID IN EYES/ CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVI TIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 42 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 SPLASHED INTO PT'S EYE. DX: CHEMICAL BURN BILAT EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 29 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 |
| WORKING ON A BATTERY AT HOME WHEN IT SPLATTERED AND WENT INTO EYES...BA TTERY FLUID EYE BURN TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 31 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYES DX ACID EXPLOSIVE TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| 38 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE BATTERY ON CAR AND GOT ACID IN RT EYE C AUSING CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | 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 BATTERY EXPOLDED AND GOT IN EYE; EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE ACID IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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