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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 420
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT STATS HE BURNT HAND ON *** BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries, House repair or construction materials |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH A BATTERY THAT WAS THROWN DOWN TO HIM FROM A FRIENDS ROOF AND INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT STATES HE DROPPED A CAR BATTERY ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WITH BURN TO HAND FROM BATTERY CABLE IN CAR WHEN TRYING TO JUMP STAR T CAR. FELT SHOCK UP ARM. D:1ST DEGREE BURN, PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries |
| CAR BATTERY FELL ONTO HAND AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| WHILE CARRYING CAR BATTERY, IT SLIPPED, BATTERY FELL ON HAND, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAS "AA" BATTERY LIQUID ON SKIN. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: DROPPED BATTERY ONTO HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY BROKE IN HAND AND A FEW DROPS OF BATTERY ACID FELL ON HER. DX. MINOR 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN TO R HAND AND ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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