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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 104
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION BILATERAL EYES, PT WAS PRYING OPEN D-CELL ALKALINE BATTERIES IN HIS GARAGE WHEN BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PLAYING WITH 9 VOLT BATTERY, EXPLODED IN HER EYES, PARENT IRRIGATED W/W WATER; ALKALINE CHEMICAL BURN OF CORNEA/CONJUN SAC, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| 8 Y/O F SUS A LEFT EYE TRAUMA X TODAY. PT WHILE AT HOME, SIBLING THREW A C BATTERY AT PT'S EYE. DX CONTUSION OF THE LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 8 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 |
| HIT BATTERY WHILE PLAYING AND ACID WENT INTO EYE, IRRITATION BOTH EYES W/YELLOW CRUSTED DRAINAGE, CHEMICAL BURN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 9 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, Hammers |
| PT WAS HITTING A BATTERY WITH A MALLET TO "SEE WHAT WAS INSIDE" AND GOT BATTERY ACID IN LEFT EYE,SLOUGHED SKIN ON EYELID.DX=CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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