Accidents - Batteries - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 991
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	455	All Of Body:	101
Internal:	83	Finger:	83
Lower Arm:	76	Face:	68
Foot:	68	Toe:	16
Upper Leg:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Head:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Batteries
ELECTRICAL SHOCK-AT SCHOOL-WHILE IN AUTO MECHANIC CLASS-SETTING TIMING IN CAR-SHOCKED ON CAR BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
24 YO W FEMALE W/TOE CONTUSION. PT DROPPED A SMALL BATTERY ON 2ND & 3RD TOES. PT LEFT AMA. E916
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated
PT HAD 2 BATTERIES IN POCKET AND MOUTH PIECE FROM TRUMPET WITH NECK CHA IR, C/O OF BEING "HOT" ON THIGH, PAIN, DX CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/23/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Batteries
ELECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY - ACCIDENTALLT RECEIVED A SHOCK FROM A CAR BATT ERY
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: 07/19/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
BATTERY VS. HEAD DX: LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
CAR BATTERY EXPLODED ON LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS. DX: CONTUSIONS,L EFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
ACCIDENTALLY CUT L THUMB ON A CAR BATTERY. 4CM LAC L THUMB $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Other toys
FOREHEAD LAC/17YOWM STS APPROX 20 MIN AGO WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD Q/BATTERY WHEN DOING "WHEELIE" IN TOY CAR & BATTERY FELL OUT HITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
BACK PAIN LOW BACK. LIFTING A BATTERY TO PUT IN CAR DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
FB INGESTION-@ YOUTH CENTER W/ GURARDS PRESENT-PT INGESTED A AA BATTERY
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: 04/19/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT DROPPED LAWN MOWER BATTERY ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
P.I.C.A. MENTALLY RETARDED YOUNG MAN ATE AN AA BATTERY
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

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Batteries
PT.C/O BURN TO LT.ARM SUSTAIN FROM BATTERY AT SCHOOL. DX-BURN TO LT.FOREARM 2%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PATIENT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY INGESTION AFTER POSSIBLY SWALLOWING A BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED (BATTERIES)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED BATTERIES, FOREIGN BODY STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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