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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 940
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 39 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 |
| LEFT CORNEAL CHEMICAL BURN HAPPENED WHILE PATIENT WAS UNDER CAR WORKING ON IT & SOMETHING DRIPPED INTO EYE, UNSURE IF IT WAS ACID FROM BATTERY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BATTERY EXPLODED IN CAR CAUSING ACID TO GET IN PT'S EYESAFTER USING ALI GHTER TO GET A BETTER LOOK DX: CHEMICAL BURN/CONJUNCTIVITIS TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CLEANING CAR BATTERY AT HOME WHEN CORROSIVE MATERIAL GOT IN BOTH EYES DX CHEMICAL EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| TRUCK BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2006 | 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 |
| VILAT CORNEAL ABRASION; EXPOSURE IN FACE - BATTERY ACID. BATTERY EXPOLD ED IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 41 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 SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE WHILE CLEANING BATTERY CABLES. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27YMC ACID AND LIQUID INTO EYE AFTER BATTERY EXPLODED/BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS WHEN BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYE AFTER IT EXPL ODED WHILE CHARGING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 37 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, Fire or smoke alarms |
| GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE CHANGING BATTERY IN SMOKE DETECTOR CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE / NO FD RESPONSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 43 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, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE TAKING A BATTERY OUT OF FLASHLIGHT GOT BATTERY AC ID IN L EYE DX ACUTE CHEMICAL IRRITATION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS GETTING A BATTERY OUT OF THE REFRIDERATOR AND IT EXPLODED IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46 YO MALE GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE CHEMICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS / CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 33 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 IS BEING SEEN AFTER GETTING BATTERY ACID IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL EYE BURN FROM BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 41 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 GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 49 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT WAS SPLASHED IN EYE WITH BATTERY ACID. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 27 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.STATES AT HOME WHEN SLPASHED BATTERY ACID IN RT.EYE. DX; CHEMICAL BU RN RT.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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