Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,849
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	702	Ear:	305
Eyeball:	169	Head:	120
Face:	118	Knee:	76
Lower Arm:	68	Hand:	68
Finger:	60	Mouth:	46
All Of Body:	38	Wrist:	30
Lower Trunk:	22	Lower Leg:	15
Toe:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
6 Y.O. W MALE W/FO INGESTION. PT SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID IN MOUTH-FROM BROKEN BATTERY-LEFT W/O TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT DROPPED A CAR BATTERY ON HAND. D: BOXER'S FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Other toys
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 8 YOM WAS PLAYING AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A BATTER PACK OF A TOY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED A DISK BATTERY. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT TOUCHED BATTERY THEN TOUCHED EYE WITH BATTERY ACID IN EYES, CORNEA L ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Batteries
AVULSION TOE WHEN DROPPED BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 15 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 EXPOSURE TO 12 VOLT BATTERY OF CAR. ACID DROP IN EYE. D:CAUSTIC EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT DX FOREIGN BODY LT EAR - HX OF STUCKING A SMALL BATTERY IN HIS LT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 9 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
INGESTED METALLIC FB-SWALLOWED MAGNETIC CASE-HOLDING 3 WATCH BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CHEMICAL BURN - 6 YOF FOUND SITTING ON A BATTERY AT THE NEIGHBOR'S, BUR NS TO RIGHT BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 8 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
PATIENT SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTER. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED AAA BATTERY, INGESTED BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
CHILD INSERTED A BATTERY IN EAR DX F.B. IN EAR UNABLE TO REMOVE WILL SE ND TO SEE SPECIALIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Batteries
8 YOM HIT IN HEAD W/ BATTERY PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Telephones or telephone accessories
BATTERY TO CELL PHONE STUCK IN EAR. DX; FB EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY THIS AFTERNOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PATIENT PUT DISC BATTERY IN EAR; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT DX SMALL BATTERY IN LT EAR TONIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Hammers
CHEMICAL EXPOURE HE HIT A BATTERY WITH A HAMMER, WHITE POWDER SPLASHED IN HIS EYES. ALKALINE EXPOSURE EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Watches
FOREIGN BODY OF THE EAR- A WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
BATTERY IN R EAR CANAL 12 HRS PTA-DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL R EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY. DIAGNOSIS WAS FOREIGN BODY-INGESTED. DO NOT CONTCAT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Watches
F.B RT EAR, PUT A WATCH BATTERY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
11 YO BM - DX: INGESTION OF FOREIGN BOEY - SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
GOT A WATCH BATTERY STUCK IN HIS EAR. DX FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED BATTERY, BATTERY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
HAD BATTERY IN MOUTH & ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED IT. INGESTED FOREIGN BODY-A AA BATTERY@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Batteries
CHI WHEN HIT WITH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED AAA BATTERY, SWALLOWED BATTERY QUESTION ALKALINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Batteries
CLOSED HEAD INJURY - ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A D -SIZE BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Hammers
PT HIT BATTERY W/HAMMER.DX: R EYE CHEMICAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
MAGNETS STUCK IN EACH NOSTRIL - (BATTERIES WERE REMOVED) D: NASAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT- SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY DX- SWALLOWED A FOREIGN BODY (BATTERY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PT DX LACERATION LT FOREHEAD - S/P CLASSMATE THREW A SMALL BATTERY AND HIT FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
FOREHEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK WITH A DOUBLE "A" BATTERY AT THE SCHOOL, THROWN FROM 5TH FLOOR, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS, C/O TENDERNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT TOUCHED LEAKY BATTERY TO TONGUE. DX: TONGUE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
PT TRIPPED OVER CAR BATTERY. DX: SPRAIN L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
BATTERY INGESTION - SWALLOWED TWO WATCH BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PATIENT HAS WATCH BATTERY IN EAR; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
ADMITTED WITH A BATTERY INGESTION TO SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT'S FATHER STATES CHILD SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY HER BROTHER PUT IT INTO HER MOUTH AND SHE ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT. PUT WATCH BATTERY IN EAR FEW DAYS AGO BEGAN WITH PAIN. DX. FB R EA R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
CHILD SCRATCHED FINGER ON BATTERY FROM CAR IN PARKING LOT. MOM CONCERNED ABOUT ACID EXPOSURE. D: FINGER ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment
6 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO LEG. PT GOT BATTERY ACID FROM CD PLA YER ON LEG IN AUTOMOBILE. E9241
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ASLEEP WITH FLASHLIGHT AND BATTERIES LEAKED - PT WITH 2CM ABRASION TO BACK. D: CHEMICAL BURN TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
HIT IN HEAD WITH BATTERIES,LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
3RD DEG ACID BURN L FOREARM/14YOWM GOT DURACELL BATTERY ACID ON L FOREA RM 3 DAYS AGO. NOW CENTER OF AREA HAS TURNED BLACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 14 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: Other
Product: Batteries
CAR BATTERY EXPLODED IN PT'S FACE C/O HEARING LOSS R EAR AND FACE PAIN LWT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 6 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 ACID SPLASHED IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PT BROTHER THREW A BATTERY AT THE PTS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT PLACED SMALL BATTERY IN RT EAR - DX FOREIGN BODY IN RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Other toys
SCALP LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/ A BATTERY FROM A TOY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PT.REPORTED TRIPPING OVER BATTERY AT HOME C/O CUT & PAIN TO RT. KNEE. DX- LACERATION RT.KNEE FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
INGESTED BUTTON BATTERY 7 YO BM SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 10 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
TOUCHED RT EYE W/ FINGER COATED W/ BATTERY ACID. PAIN & MILD BLURRY VIS ION. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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