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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 439
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 47 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 WAS AT HOME TRYING TO CHARGE A BATTERY WHEN IT EXPLODED CAUSING AN ACID BURN TO LT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries, Matches |
| SHAKING A BATTERY LIT MATCH TO BATTERY, BURST FLUID WENT INTO EYES. DX0CHEMICAL INJURY RIGHT CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | 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 |
| BURN TO EYES FROM ACID FROM A CAR BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHEN GOT BATTERY ACID IN IT AT HOME. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT WAS CLEANING WHITE MATTER OFF OF AREA AROUND BATTERY CABLES ON CAR BATTERY WHEN SOME OF THE WHITE MATTER FLEW INTO EYE. DX. CORNEAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 28 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 C/O OF EYE IRRITATION WHEN ACCIDENTLY GETTING BATTERY ACID IN EYE DX: DERMATITIS CORNEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAS BATTERY ACID IN EYES - CHEMCIAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CHANGING BATTERY ON MOTORCYCLE GOT ACID INTO EYES DX CHEM BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 43 YOM HAD BATTERY ACID SPLASH INTO EYES BURNS TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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