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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,117
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Televisions |
| BATTERY ACID FROM TV REMOTE DRIPPED IN EYE AT HOME THIS A.M. DX-BURN RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/30/2007 | Age: 47 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 WAS AT HOME TRYING TO CHARGE A BATTERY WHEN IT EXPLODED CAUSING AN ACID BURN TO LT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries, Matches |
| SHAKING A BATTERY LIT MATCH TO BATTERY, BURST FLUID WENT INTO EYES. DX0CHEMICAL INJURY RIGHT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BURN TO EYES FROM ACID FROM A CAR BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BURNED EYES WHEN SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHEN GOT BATTERY ACID IN IT AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYE'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Batteries |
| GOT DRIED BATTERY ACID INTO EYE, WHILE CLEANING THE BATTERY >> SCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS CLEANING WHITE MATTER OFF OF AREA AROUND BATTERY CABLES ON CAR BATTERY WHEN SOME OF THE WHITE MATTER FLEW INTO EYE. DX. CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| WORKING ON CAR AT HOME WHEN BATTERY ACID GOT INTO R EYE DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT ADVISES THAT BATTERY ACID FLEW INTO HER LT EYE. FLUSHED IMMEDIATELY WITH WATER. C/O BLURRY VISION, BURNING DX: CHEMICAL BURN, LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT C/O OF EYE IRRITATION WHEN ACCIDENTLY GETTING BATTERY ACID IN EYE DX: DERMATITIS CORNEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 59 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, Battery chargers |
| BIL CORN ABR. PT WAS CHARGING A BATTERY AND IT BLEW UP IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| 22 YO MALE HAD BATTERY ACID ACCIDENTALLY SPLASH IN EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WAS IN A STORE WHEN A BATTERY ON SHELF LEAKING BATTERY ACID ON THE FLOOR SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| 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: 05/18/2007 | Age: 22 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 REPORTS HE WAS WORKING ON WIFE'S CAR AND GOT BATTERY ACID IN L EYE. DX. DX. L EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| 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: 05/14/2007 | Age: 66 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 |
| PT HAD BATTERY BLOW IN FACE AND GOT ACID IN EYE-EYE ABRASION-CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAS BATTERY ACID IN EYES - CHEMCIAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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, Matches |
| CAR BATTERY EXPLODED IN PT'S FACE WHEN PT WHEN TO LOOK INSIDE BATTERY U SING A MATCH. D:CORNEAL ABRASION S/P BATTERY ACID EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CHANGING BATTERY ON MOTORCYCLE GOT ACID INTO EYES DX CHEM BURN TO EYES |
| 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: 03/05/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CLEANING BATTERY TERMINAL ON CAR IN PARKING LOT WHEN BATTERY ACID GOT I NTO R EYE DX FB R EYE |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX RIGHT EYE SPLASH WITH BATTERY ACID AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 22 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-EYE CAME IN CONTACT W/A CORRISIVE BATTERY-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 43 YOM HAD BATTERY ACID SPLASH INTO EYES BURNS TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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