Accidents - Battery chargers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	123
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	100
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	6
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	149

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	179	Face:	116
Toe:	83	Finger:	74
Lower Arm:	73	Mouth:	71
Ear:	68	All Of Body:	6
Upper Leg:	6	Hand:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Battery chargers
9MOF SEEN PUTTING A "CHARGER" INTO HER MOUTH, CRIED IMMEDIATLEY - MINOR ELECTRICAL BURN TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
2 YOM-MOM STATES CHILD WAS RUNNING & FELL STRIKING L CHEEK ON CHARGER @ HOME DX L CHEEK LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Battery chargers
4 YOM CAR BATTERY WAS PLUGGED INTO WALL INSIDE HOUSE TO CHARGE AND PATI ENT PICKED UP ENDS OF CHARGER AND TOUCHED CABLES TOGETHER. DX: BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
DROPPED A BATTERY CHARGER ONTO TOE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Battery chargers
PT PLACED THE END OF A CHARGER IN HER MOUTH WHILE IT WAS PLUGGED IN. UN WITNESSED BUT PT CRIED IMMED. NO BURNS IN MOUTH. DX ELEC. SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Battery chargers
WAS BY CORD OF CHARGER AND IT SPARKED AND BURNED THIGH, 10-19%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Battery chargers
POWERED WHEEL BATTERY CHARGER FELL ON PT'S THUMB. DX THUMB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers, Counters or countertops
PULLED BATTERY CHARGER OFF COUNTER AT HOME SUST LAC TO SCALP WHEN IT HI T HIS HEAD DX 1 CM SCALP LAC W REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Battery chargers, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT ON BED PLAYING WITH TOYS, TRIED TO REACH CELL PHONE NEXT TO BED,PULL ED PHONE AND CHARGER HIT PT,WHO FELL TO HARDWOOD FLR, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
DROPPED BATTERY CHARGER ONTO TOE DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
FOREHEAD LAC-PULLED A BATTERY CHARGER DOWN ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
5 YO M R EAR LACERATION HIT ON CORNER OF BATTERY CHARGER. DX R EXTERNAL EAR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2001	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Battery chargers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/1997	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Battery chargers, Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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