Accidents - Batteries - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,210
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	806	Lower Arm:	141
Finger:	128	All Of Body:	46
Hand:	21	Shoulder:	17
Lower Trunk:	16	Internal:	15
Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 24 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
BATTERY ACID IN R EYE, OPENING CAR BATTERY, SPRAYED IN EYE DX: BATTERY ACID OD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
LAC R 4TH FING/18YOM SLIPPED ON ICY PARKING LOT AT *** AND CUT FINGER O N CAR BATTERY HE WAS CARRYING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Day wear
23 YO MALE SPLASHED WITH BATTERY ACID AND IT WENT THROUGH PANTS FIRST DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 20 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 WAS SHOCKED BY TRUCK BATTERY. DX: R HAND CONT, MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 17 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
GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES TRYING TO JUMP START CAR WITH CABLE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION, KERASTATIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
DX 3RD DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS TO HANDS: SPILLED BATTERY ACID ON HANDS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 24 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 SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED - BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED & ACID GOT IN EYE. DX; ACID EXPOSURE OD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 25 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
PATIENT HAD BATTERY EXPLODE IN FACE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER SULFURIC ACID IN EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 22 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 ON FACE C/O R EYE PAIN DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS / IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2004	Age: 18 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 WAS MESSING AROUND WITH HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED GO T THE ACID IN BOTH EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	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
TRYING TO PUT BATTERY ACID IN BATTERY, ACID SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE POISON CONTROL CALLED DX: EXPOSURE TO BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FOREARM FROM 400 # OF BATTERIES FALLING FROM A SHELF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
BATTERY VS. HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 18 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
PAIN LIFTING A BATTERY DX. SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 21 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
PT SUBSTAINED BATTERY ACID IN HIS EYE. UNKNOWN CASE. DX. CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID TO EYES DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
BOYFRIEND HAD BATTERY ACID ON HANDS-WASHED THEM THEN PT PUT IN CONTACTS THINKS BATTERY ACID WAS IN SINK DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 19 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. STATES HE WAS MOVING A BATTERY AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND BATTER Y ACID SPLASHED IN R EYE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
TIGHTENING BOLT ON BATTERY WHEN POST CAME OFF AND SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON FOREARM...ACID BURN TO FOREARM FROM CAR BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
9 VOLT BATTERY EXPLODED. DX: FB/CORNEAL ABR/CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
WAS LIFTING BATTERIES AND INJURED BACK DX BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A BATTERY AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT SUSTAINED ALKALINE BATTERY ACID TO EYES. D: ALKALI EYE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
INGESTION - 23 YOM INMATE AT DETENTION CENTER, HX OF INGESTION CAUSTIC SUBSTANCES, STATES INGESTED BATTERY ACID FROM 1.5 BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries, Pens and pencils
PT HAS FINGER ABSCESS WHICH BEGAN WITH A CAR BATTERY 3 DAYS AGO. STUCK PEN IN ABSCESS & IT GREW LARGER. D: FELON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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