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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 708
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| FB ING/66YOF STS SWALLOWED MY HEARING AID BATTERY AT 5AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES C/O CHEST WALL PAIN DX: CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| 54 Y.O. W MALE W/LUMBAR STRAIN. PT INJ WHILE LIFTING A BATTERY. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Batteries |
| FELL WHILE MOVING A BATTERY AT HOME INJURING FINGER. DX: AVULSION FINGE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| LT EAR FB-HEARING AID BATTERY WAS STUCK IN HER EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries |
| FELL WHILE CARRING BATTERIES TO TRAILER INJURING RIBS. DX: FRACTURE RI BS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| RT SHOULDER SPRAIN-WHILE LIFTING A BOAT BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BATTERY IN *** AND LANDED ON LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| ACID BURN FINGERS - BURNED RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER ON BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Batteries |
| CRUSH INJURY RT INDEX FINGER - DROPPED A BATTERY ON FINGER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Batteries |
| INHALED BATTERY ACID FUMESANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 04/25/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Batteries |
| CRUSH FINGER - VICTIM STATES HE DROPPED A TRUCK BATTERY ON HIS LEFT HAN D - THE FORCE OF THE BLOW CRUSHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BATTERY LAST WEEK AND HURT RT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| 57 YOM DROPPED A BATTERY ON 3,4,5TH TOES ON LEFT. DX: CONTUSION TO LT TOES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WHO REFERS COMPLEX WOUND ON RT4TH FINGER AFTER A CAR BATTERY FALL ON HER FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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