Accidents - Batteries - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Eyeball

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,324
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Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-SPRAYED BATTERY ACID IN EYES-@! HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT REMOVED BATTERY CABLE W/BUTTER KNIFE AND CORROSION POPPED INTO EYE. DX: R EYE CHEMICAL IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 43 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 CLEANED BATTERY CABLE AND GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE. DX: L CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 43 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
PT. WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AND A BATTERY BLEW UP TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 32 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
PT HAD BATTERY ACID SPLASH INTO EYE WHILE HELPING OUT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE . D: CORNEAL BURN AND ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 26 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 HAD A BATTERY EXPLODE IN HIS FACE. IT SPLASHED IN HIS EYES-DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND GTO BAT TERY ACID IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
GOT BATTERY CORROSION IN RT EYE AFTER CLEANING BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
TRAUMA RT.EYE.PT.REFERS THAT A CAR BATTERY EXPLODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 39 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, Lighters
EYE CHEMICAL INSULT-LOOKING @ A SUMP PUMP W/A LIGHTER-BATTERY EXPODED I N HIS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES C/O PAIN AND UNABLE TO SEE CHEMICAL BURNS B ILATERAL EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 27 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
27 YOM WAS WORKING ON BATTERY CABLE; SOMETHING FLEW UP INTO EYE. FOREIG N BODY, LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 27 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 GOT BATTERY ACID IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 27 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, Riding power lawn mowers
CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-@ HOME-ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE BATTERY FOR RIDING LAWN MOWER-REMOVED ON E OF THE CAPS & FELT CHEMICAL MIST IN BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 40 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
PT PUTTING CAP ON BATTERY WHEN SPLASHED IN EYE WITH BATTERY ACID. D: CORNEAL ULCER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 47 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 W/ACID IN FACE/EYES. DX. CHEMICAL R/L EYE CONJUNCTIVIT IS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 32 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 CHECKING WATER IN HIS CAR BATTERY WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
PT WAS DISCARDING A BATTERY AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT SOME OF THE BATTERY AC ID IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
MOTORCYCLE BATTERY EXPLODED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 28 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
PT-CHARGING A BATTERY WHEN A FLAKE OF DUST ENTERED EYE, CAUSING BURNING DX-CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 33 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 WAS CLEANING HIS BATTERY CABLES ON HIS CAR WHEN ACID CORROSION WENT INTO HIS EYE. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 40 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
40 YOWM STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 28 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 EXPLODED. DX: CHEMICAL BURN BOTH EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 34 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
PT. STATES WAS STRIPPING INSULTATION OFF BATTERY CABLE AROUND 7 PM SOME THING BLEW IN EYE. DX. R CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 31 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
PT. STATES HE GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES TODAY. DX. CHEM CONJUNCTIV ITIS R/L EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE,ACID EXPOSURE TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 35 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
35YOM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE-BATTERY FLUID SPLASHED IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2004	Age: 38 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, Day wear
PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES, ON FACE SKIN AND ON SHIRT. IMMEDIATEL Y IRRIGATED WITH HOSE. D: CHEMICAL BURNS, EYES, CORNEAL & CONJUNCTIVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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