Accidents - Batteries - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 898
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	338	All Of Body:	174
Foot:	164	Upper Leg:	69
Neck:	68	Internal:	33
Hand:	33	Face:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT DROPPED A CAR BATTERY ON HIS LEFT FOOT DX: LEFT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
STEPPED ON BATTERY - HURT FOOT - LEFT FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
18 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE. PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE. E914
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
CONTUSION FOOT - 18 YOF C/O RIGHT FOOT PAIN AFTER DROPPING A CAR BATTER Y ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 20 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT HAD BATTER ACID SPLASH IN EYE. D; CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 22 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 (BATTERY)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Batteries
PT TOUCHED 24V BATTERY ON BOAT YESTERDAY. DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, MYALGIAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PATIENT WAS JUMPING HIS CAR OFF WHEN THE BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. DX-BATTERY ACID BURNS TO FACE, CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
PT SPRAINED HIS NECK AS A RESULT OF LIFTING BATTERIES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT C/O EYE INJURY. PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES. DX CORNEAL ABRASION, AC UTE EYE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
STATES SHE GOT BATTER ACID IN HER EYE DX F,O,B IN LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 23 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 BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
WHILE CARRYING CAR BATTERY, IT SLIPPED, BATTERY FELL ON HAND, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
WHILE IN AUTO SHOP, BATTERY OVERCHARGED BLEW UP EXPOSED TO FUMES DX: EXPOSURE SULFUR FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
WHIP IN AUTO SHOP BATTERY OVERCHARGED, BLEW UP EXPOSED TO FUMES DX: EXPOSURE TO SULFUR FUMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	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
IRRITATION LEFT EYE, CLEANING CAR BATTERY, ACCDENTALLY WENT INTO EYE, NOT STATED THAT BATTERY WAS IN CAR (INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CAR,NOT KNOWN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 18 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
18 YOWM WAS TRYING TO OPEN A PACK OF BATTERIES W/ A BUTCHER KNIFE WHEN THE KIFE SLIPPED AND INJURED THE PT. DX. LACERATION R THIGH >12 HRS OL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: DROPPED BATTERY ONTO HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 21 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
PATIENT STATES BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE, GOT IN EYES. DX: CHEMICAL CON JUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
RT FOOT CT-DROPPED A LARGE TRUCK BATTERY ON HIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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