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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,258
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
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: 12/01/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries, Knives |
| LACERATION THIGH - 62 YOM WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT OPEN A PACKAGE OF BA TTERIES, SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT UPPER THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| FOREIGN BODY (BATTERY) IN RT EAR |
| 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: 11/21/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PAPTIENT SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE PULLING A BATTERY OUT OF HIS VAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Batteries |
| SMOKE INHALATION, ACID BURNS TO HANDS BILATERALLY. HOUSEFIRECAUSED BY B ATTERY EXPLODING. F.D. ATTENDED FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 71 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 |
| BATTERY ACID BURN RIGHT EYE - AT HOME CLEANING CAR BATTERY - GOT BATTERY ACID IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries, Business and office machines |
| PT GOT FLUID FROM CLACULATOR BATTERY IN EYE; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 62 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| PT IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND, LEANED RIGHT TO PLUG IN BATTERY AND LOST BALANCE AND STRUCK CHEST ON RAILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| LIFTING BATTERY INTO TRUCK BACK PAIN DX STRAINED TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 52 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 ACID SPLASHED IN EYE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 52 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 SPLASHED IN BOTH EYES AT HOME CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVIT IS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS TRYING TO GET A BATTERY OUT OF HIS CAR WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS ARM C AUSING AND AVULSION LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| 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: 07/03/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT STATES HEARING AID BATTERY STUCK IN EAR FOR 1 WK, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| 51 YOM DROPPED BATTERY ACID SPLASHED UP INTO EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT PULLING A LARGE BATTERY OUT OF HIS BOAT WHEN HE FELT A PULL ON HIS L OWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| 70 Y/O M INJURED R RING FINGER WHEN DROPPED CAR BATTERY ON AT HOME.DX; LAC R RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A CAR BATTERY YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM FROM CAR BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON SMALL BATTERY, FELL ON FLOOR DX. WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| INGESTION BATTERIES - 96 YOM SWALLOWED 2-3 SMALL BATTERIES THIS EVENING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries, Hearing aids |
| HEARING AID BATTERY GOT STUCK IN EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| ACCIDENTLY PUT BATTERY ACID IN EAR REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY FROM LEFT EAR B ATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Day wear |
| PT HAD RECHARGABLE BATTERY IN POCKET COMPLAINT OF RED AREA ON THIGH, L THIGH CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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