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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 455
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. WORKING ON A CAR BATTERY WHEN BATTERY ACID SPLASHED INTO EYE. DX. C ORNEAL INFLAMMATION SECONDARY TO BATTERY ACID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| WORKING ON CAR AT NEIGHBORS UNDER CAR WHEN ACID FROM CAR BATTERY DROPPED IN L EYE DX CHEMICAL EYE EXPOSURE (BURN) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID SPLASHSED IN BOTH EYES WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE CHEMICAL BURN OF EYES INFLAMATION EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 20 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 chargers |
| CHARGING NICAD BATTERY AT HOME WHICH BLEW UP INJURING EYE. DX: CONJUNC TIVITIS CHEMICAL TO EYE, POSS. BLUNT TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries, Battery chargers |
| 17 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS PUTTING A BATTERY ON A CHARGE R & THE BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS EYES. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUST CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE FROM BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 24 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 |
| PATIENT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE. FLUSHED EYE IMMEDIATELY. D:ACID BURN, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT STATES BATTERY BLEW UP IN EYE. DX: ACID BURN TO RIGHT EY E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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