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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX FIRST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN R CHEEK, M MEDIAL KNEE, 4TH METACARPAL HEAD R HAND AND 4TH TOE: STATES BATTERY ACID TO FACE'; FLUSHED BY EMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries, Battery chargers |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS - WHILE JUMPING HER BATTERY, THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN HER FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO R EY: R EYE GOT SPLASHED W BATTERY ACID ABOUT 15MIN AGO. FLUSHED EYE FOR 10 MIN. NO VISUAL CHANGES. NO GLASSES/CONTAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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