Accidents - Batteries - Year 2002 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	67
6-15 years old:	169
16-25 years old:	455
26-50 years old:	860
50+ years old:	106

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT DX CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE - S/P CHARGING CAR BATTERY IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT TOUCHED BATTERY THEN TOUCHED EYE WITH BATTERY ACID IN EYES, CORNEA L ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 15 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 HAD EXPOSURE TO 12 VOLT BATTERY OF CAR. ACID DROP IN EYE. D:CAUSTIC EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 43 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
43-YOM SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN OF HIS CORNEA AS A RESULT OF CLEANING A BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID FLUNG INTO EYE WHILE CHECKING WITH A STICK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
03YOM BATTERY ACID INTO EYE AT HOME DX/EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 26 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
CLEANBING HIS CAR BATTERY HAVING EYE IRRITATION..CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 37 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
GOT BATTERY ACID INTO EYE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 24 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. WORKING ON A CAR BATTERY WHEN BATTERY ACID SPLASHED INTO EYE. DX. C ORNEAL INFLAMMATION SECONDARY TO BATTERY ACID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 26 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
A CAR BATTERY EXPLODED, BATTERY ACID GOT IN PATIENT'S FACE AND EYES. DX-CHEMICAL BURNS EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
WORKING ON CAR AT NEIGHBORS UNDER CAR WHEN ACID FROM CAR BATTERY DROPPED IN L EYE DX CHEMICAL EYE EXPOSURE (BURN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 31 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
31 Y.O. B MALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE. PT STS HE WAS TAKING THE CAP OFF OF HIS BATTER TO CHECK THE ACID & IT SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 18 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 ACID SPLASHSED IN BOTH EYES WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE CHEMICAL BURN OF EYES INFLAMATION EARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Hammers
CHEMICAL EXPOURE HE HIT A BATTERY WITH A HAMMER, WHITE POWDER SPLASHED IN HIS EYES. ALKALINE EXPOSURE EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	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, Manual cleaning equipment
39YOM-CORNEAL ABRASION-CLEANING BATTERY CABLE WITH WIRE BRUSH-SOMETHING GOT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID IN EYE YESTERDAY. DX-ACUTE ABRASIONS AND IRITITIS L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
WAS CLEANING A BATTERY WHEN A PIECE OF BATTERY ACID SPLASHED INTO RIGHT EYE. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
54 YOM WAS CLEANING A CAR BATTERY; GOT RUST FROM BATTERY IN LEFT EYE. F OREIGN BODY, LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
L CORNEAL ABRAS; STATES SON WAS TRYING TO PRY OPEN "D" CELL BATTERY WIT H NAIL & SHE GOT SPRAYED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 30 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
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - WAS WORKING ON CAR WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP INTOF ACE ACID GETTING INTO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 48 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
48 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES. PT STS BATTERY ACID GOT IN HIS EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 60 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
STATES TAHT ABOUT 8 PM A CAR BATTERY EXPLODED AND THE ACID GOT INHIS RE YE. DX. CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYE, CHEMICAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Hammers
PT HIT BATTERY W/HAMMER.DX: R EYE CHEMICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 20 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 chargers
CHARGING NICAD BATTERY AT HOME WHICH BLEW UP INJURING EYE. DX: CONJUNC TIVITIS CHEMICAL TO EYE, POSS. BLUNT TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
PT WORKING UNDER CAR, BATTERY ACID CAME OUT LEAKING INTO EYES, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 39 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
39 YO M HAD BATTERY TO EXPLODE IN FACE CAUSING BURN TO EYES CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Battery chargers
17 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS PUTTING A BATTERY ON A CHARGE R & THE BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS EYES. E914
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 31 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
PT HAD BATTERY BLEW UP IN PTS FACE INJURING EYE DX: LT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS - GOT BATTERY ACID IN LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 21 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
PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE FROM BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 24 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
PATIENT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE. FLUSHED EYE IMMEDIATELY. D:ACID BURN, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID IN EYE 28 YO BM HAD BATTERY ACID SPLASH IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 33 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 GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE. DX; L CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 6 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 IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 42 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
R CORNEAL BURN/42YOWM STS ABOUT 7P WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVEL IN BATTERY & CAP POPPED OFF & ACID GOT IN R EYE, R LIP & CHEEK. MOST HIT JACKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PATIENT STATES BATTERY BLEW UP IN EYE. DX: ACID BURN TO RIGHT EY E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 29 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 EXPLODED IN FACE DX CHEMICAL BURN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	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
A BATTERY EXPLODED AND GOT IN PATIENT'S EYE AND FACE. DX-CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID SPLASH TO EYES + VISUAL PROBLEMS DX: CHEMICAL IRRITATION O U BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 10 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
TOUCHED RT EYE W/ FINGER COATED W/ BATTERY ACID. PAIN & MILD BLURRY VIS ION. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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