Accidents - Batteries - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 753
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	184	Foot:	132
All Of Body:	108	Eyeball:	106
Mouth:	71	Lower Trunk:	63
Knee:	38	Hand:	16
Head:	15	Finger:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
24YOM WAS REFILLING BATTERY TO PREPARE IT FOR WINTER AND DRIPPED SOMEBA TTERY ACID ON FOOT (CAR BATTERY) DX: CHEMICAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries, Acids
16 YOM WAS OPENING A PACK OF AA BATTERIES WITH HIS MOUTH AND BATTERY AC ID SPLASHED IN HIS MOUTH, DX BATTERY ACID EXPOSURE TO ORALPHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
17 YOF SWALLOWED A TRIPLE-A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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, Pet supplies
CONTUSION FOOT - 22 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT - LARG E BATTERY FELL FROM TOP OF SNAKE CAGE 6' OFF THE FLOOR - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
21 YOM HAD CAR BATTERY LIQUID SPILL OUT ONTO HIS RING FINGER, DX: CHEMI CAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
24 Y/O/M SWALLOWED 4 SMALL BATTERIES AT GROUP HOME DX/ SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
25YOM WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK AT 1700 AND FLAKES OF BATTERY FLUID GOT IN TO LEFT EYE C/O PAIN. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO EYE(BATTERY FLUID)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 22 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
22 YOM DX UNSPECIFIED BURN OF EYE AND ADENEXA - PT6 STATES CAR BETTERYE XPLODED IN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 17 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
17 YO MALE SWALLOWED A AAA BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Ceilings and walls
17YOF THREW C SIZE ALKALI BATTERY AGAINST WALL OR DOOR, BATTERY EXPLODE D HITTING PT IN EYES, ARMS,BLURRY VISION; CORNEA/CONJUNC BURN,ARM BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	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
20YOM PUTTING CAR BATTERY INTO CAR TIGHTENING BOLT TOUCHED THE WRENCH FROM - TO +TERMINAL & THERE WAS A SPARK DX:LECTRICAL SHOCK-FA BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Batteries
25YOM, TAKING THE BATTERY OUT OF FLATBED TRUCK WHEN TURNED HIS HEAD &HI T RT SIDE OF HEAD ONTO SIDE OF TRUCK, +DIZZINESS>>CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	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
19YOM, HELPING DAD TO CHANGE THE BATTERY OF HIS CAR WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE>>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
16YOWF BATTERY ACID LEAKED ON LEG YEST, PAIN TO R KNEE SINCE. DX. KNE E PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
20YOF INGESTED A AA BATTERY DX: INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment
23YOF, SENT IN FROM PSYCH FACILITY AFTER SWALLOWED AA BATTERY FROM CD P LAYER>>FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2010	Age: 19 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
19 YOM WAS SHOCKED BY CAR BATTERY. DX: ELECTRICK SHOCK, BURN L PINKY FINGER, LAC L PINKY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Batteries
25 YOM STRUCK ON RIGHT HAND BY CAR BATTERY THAT FELL FROM 5-6 FEET UP S USTAINING A CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
23YOM WAS CARRYING A CAR BATTERY AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
17YOM CLEANING HIS CAR BATTERY LEADS, OR HELPING JUMP SOMEONE'S BATTERY , DEBRIS FROM BATTERY FLEW INTO EYE, EYE PAIN; FB IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 17 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
17YOF- PT SWALLWED A BUTTON BATTERY SHE WAS CHEWING ON THE BATTERY AND ACCIDETNLY SWALLOWED. DX INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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