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Accidents - Battery chargers - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 486
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:221All Of Body:111
Lower Trunk:71Head:59
Hand:14Eyeball:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/18/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Battery chargers
PT STEPPED ON A BATTERY CHARGER AT HOME TODAY AND INJURED FOOT DX/ LEFT PLANTAR PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/04/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Battery chargers
PT ELECTROCUTED BY 110 VOLT WHILE UNPLUGING BATTER CHARGER AT HOME ELECTRIC SHOCK; SYNCOPE; ANXIETY; HYPERVENTILATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
PT A BATTERY CHARGER FELL FROM 8 FEET ONTO HEAD AT HOME DX// SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
DROPPED A METAL BATTERY CHARGER ON THE LEFT FOOT TODAY. C/O PAIN TO FOOT. CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Battery chargers
PT WITH ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM TOUCHING AN*** CHARGER WITH WET HANDS HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FOOT, DROPPED A POWER CHARGER (BATTERY) ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
STEPPED ON A CELL PHONE CHARGER. LACERATION TO BOTTOM OF FOOT. DX: LEFT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
PATIENT PICKING UP BATTERY CHARGER, UNKNOWN LIQUID FROM AA CHARGER LEAK ED/SPLASHED IN PT'S EYE AT HOME, FLUSHED EYE W/WATER; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 16 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Battery chargers
PT PLACED THE END OF A CHARGER IN HER MOUTH WHILE IT WAS PLUGGED IN. UN WITNESSED BUT PT CRIED IMMED. NO BURNS IN MOUTH. DX ELEC. SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Battery chargers
LEANED OVER TO PICK UP BATTERY CHARGER AT HOME; HURT LOW BACK. LOWER BA CK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2008Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Battery chargers
PT WITH ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM 120VOLT BATTERY BACKUP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Battery chargers
PT SUST INJURY TI HAND WHEN UNPLUGGING A CHARGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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