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Accidents - Batteries - Year 2005 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:67
6-15 years old:19
16-25 years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/15/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
BROTHER THREW BATTERY AT PT'S HEAD. DX1: LAC HEAD, DX2: CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
A 4-5 LB. BATTERY FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHILE HE WAS CLEANING THE BASEMENT, AT HOME- CUT TO HEAD. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Powered riding toys
HIT IN HEAD BY BATTERY FROM *** *** DX HEAD CONTUSION DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BATTERY PACK DX:FX SKULL,CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/03/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
16 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A BATTERY LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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