Accidents - Batteries - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,154
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	555	Internal:	122
Ankle:	83	All Of Body:	75
Lower Arm:	68	Face:	68
Knee:	59	Foot:	59
Finger:	31	Head:	15
Lower Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
DX FOREIGN BODY TO EYES: BATTERY ACID TO EYES, FLUSHED BY FIRE DEPT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT STEPPED ON A BATTERY AT SCHOOL AND FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2005	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CAR BATTERY EXPLODED BATTERY ACID EXPOSURE TO EYES,CONJUNTIVAL INFLAMMATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
FRACTURE FINGER - 16 YOF C/O RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER PAIN AFTER BEING STRUC K BY A FALLING CAR BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
A BATTERY BLEW WUP IN PATIENT'S FACE. DX-EYE PAIN, TRAUMATIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PATIENT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES. DX-ABRASION LEFT CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
WORKING ON CAR, INHALED DRY BATTERY ACID, SPLASHED INTO NOSE DX: ACCDENTAL INGESTION OF BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
STEPPED ON ELECTRIC PRONG ON BATTERY LACERATION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	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 SUS FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED BATTERIE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
22 YOM SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON HIS ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT WORKING ON BATTERY AND GOT ACID FROM BATTERY IN EYES C/O PAIN BURNIN G AND BLURRED VISION FB REOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	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 SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	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 SWALLOWED BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries, All-terrain vehicles
ERYTHEMA ON FACE SIMILAR TO SUNBURN-NO CHEM BURNS TO FACE OR EYES. STAT ES FRIEND'S 4-WHEELER BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	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 SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	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 SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Radios
PT AT HOME PORTABLE RADIO BATTERIES CORRIDED/BATTERY ACID POWDER GOT IN TO EYE DX ACID BURN R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Batteries
STATES HE WAS PUTTING BATTERY IN CAR AND WAS BURNED DX BI-LATERAL BURNS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 25 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
BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYE @ HOME DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2005	Age: 19 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 EXPLODED IN EYES DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
22 YOM WAS SPLASHED IN THE EYES WHEN A MOTORCYCLE BATTERY EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE. ACID BURN, RIGHT EYE. NO F IRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CHEMICAL BURN EYES - BATTERY EXPLODED INTO PATIENT'S EYES WHILE TRYING TO JUMP START CAR AT HOME - PATIENT UNABLE TO OPEN EYES - BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 22 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, Hammers
PT STRUCK C CELL BATTERY C A HAMMER, FELT SOMETHING FLEW INTO THE EYE SUSTAINED" CORNEAL ABRASION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Batteries
PT CONNECTING 12 VOLT CAR BATTERY IN CAR & SAW A SPARK. JUMPED BACKWARD S. DENIES SHOCK BUT FEELS SHAKY. D:TENSION HEADACHE, ANXIETY REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
PT INJURIED BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CARRY A CAR BATTERY, SUSTAINED " LUMBAR STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT DROPPED CAR BATTERY ON RT KNEE DX: CONTUSION RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
16 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A BATTERY LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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