Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,622
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	769	Ear:	183
Eyeball:	178	Face:	136
Mouth:	89	Foot:	82
Lower Trunk:	69	Hand:	58
Elbow:	17	Knee:	16
Head:	6	All Of Body:	6
Toe:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
BATTER IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT HAS A WATCH BATTERY STUCK IN EAR. D: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 11 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
LIQUID FROM D-CELL BATTERY WENT INTO EYE DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 10 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 A BATTERY; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 10 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
SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 11 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, Hammers
ACID IN EYE, WHILE HAMMERING BATTERY CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 10 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
SWALLOWED VIDEO GAME BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT. SWALLOWED A SMALL WATCH BATTERY 3 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS STOMACH PAIN DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
DISC SHAPED BATTERY IN R EAR CANAL. FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries
MOM STATES SON SWALLOWED BATTERY C/O PAIN FB IN ESOPHAGUS REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 13 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 SWALLOWED A SMALL WATCH BATTER FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
FOOT STRAIN - STRUCK FOOT ON BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 9 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 BUTTON BATTERY TODAY. FOREIGN BODY STOMACH (BATTERY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT HAD WATCH BATTERY IN MOUTH WHILE SLEEPING ON THURSDAY. DID NOT SWALLOW. ULCERATED AREA INSIDE R CHEEK. DX: BURN OF MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
STATES HE ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERYDX INGESTED A WATCH BATTE RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
INGESTED BATTERY STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries
7 YOM SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 7 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
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED SIZE AAA BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER SWALLOWING A SMALL BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
SISTER PUT FOREIGN BODY (PIECE OF METAL) IN PT'S EAR. FOREIGN BODY (WAT CH BATTERY) REMOVED FROM RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 9 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
FB IN EAR TURNED OUT TO BE BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
ELBOW CT-HIT BY A THROWN BATTERY-@ DAYCARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 8 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 ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED DISC BATTERY TODAY. DISC BATTERY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PATIENT STEPPED ON BATTERY CONNECTION SPRING PENETRATING TOE AT HOME, I MPALED IN TOE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	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
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - 6 Y/O MALE SWALLOWED A SMALL BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Riding toys
L EYEBROW LAC/8YOM STRUCK BY SPRING LOADED BATTERY FROM RIDING TOY AT H OME CAUSING LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	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
SWALLOWED ROUND BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	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 SWALLOWED SMALL BATTERY C/O BELLY PAIN INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT BATTE RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PATIENT HAD WATCH BATTERY IN MOUTH, ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED, ABDOMINAL P AIN, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	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
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER SWALLOWING A WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2004	Age: 7 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 HIS TONGUE TO A CORRODED BATTERY. DX. CHEMICAL BURN TO TONGU E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
A BATTERY FELL ON HAND DX: L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 7 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
MOTHER STATES CHILD SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY DX INGESTED BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
A CAR BATTERY FELL OFF BACK OF TRUCK AT HOME, ONTO PT'S LT. FOOT DX: FOOT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Hammers
WAS STRIKNIG A BUTTON BATTERY WITH HAMMER BATTERY BROKE OPEN AND SOMETH ING STRUCK EYE...CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 10 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE STUCK A BUTTON BATTERY IN HIS EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries
INGESTED BATTERY DX: STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2004	Age: 10 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
PUT WATCH BATTERY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT WITH A WATCH BATTERY IN MOUTH AND ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED. DX FOREIGN BODY BATTERY IN STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries, Riding power lawn mowers
14YOMO SAT IN BATTERY ACID ON A LAWNMOWER SEAT RED AREA ON BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
FACE CONTUSION, MOTHER STS PT STRUCK WITH A BATTERY THROWN BY HIS BROTHER, C/O NOSE/FACE PAIN, ENT NORMAL, NO DENTAL INJURY, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PATIENT CHEWED UP AA BATTERY LAST WEEK, NOW HAS SORES ON TONGUE; CHEMIC AL BURN TO TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	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
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY 1HR PTA, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 9 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 BATTERY. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT INGESTED A BATTERY. D: ACCIDENTAL ALKALINE BATTERY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PATIENT DROPPED A CAR BATTERY ON LEFT FOOT AT HOME. DX. LEFT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries, Blankets
PATIENT FLIPPING A BLANKET AND FLUNG AA BATTERY HITTING HERSELF IN EYE AT HOME YESTERDAY, BLURRED VISION; HYPHEMA EYE TRAUMATIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2004	Age: 8 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
8 Y.O. B MALE W/FX REMOVAL TO EAR. PT HAD A WATCH BATTERY IN EAR FROM H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY HE FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF SCHOOL BUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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
SWALLOWED BATTERY - SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
CUT SCALP WHEN ANOTHER CHILD THREW A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 10 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 A BATTERY. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED A SMALL HEARING AID BATTERY HEARING AID BATTERY INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A BATTERY. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	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
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY DX: INGESTION OF BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 7 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 A SMALL ROUND WATCH BATTERY AT 2 PM TODAY. DX. SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries
PT. HAS A WATCH BATTERY STUCK IN ESOPHAGUS, VOMITED ONCE DX: FOREIGN BODY- REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PATIENT OPENED A *** BATTERY AND GOT ACID ON LEFT KNEE. DX-FULLTHICKNES S ACID BURNS LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Paper products
PATIENT PUT BATTERY FROM *** TOY INTO EAR, ALSO HAS PIECE OF PURPLE PAP ER IN EAR; FB'S REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Batteries
PT WITH BURNS TO LIPS CHEWING ON BATTERY WHICH EXPLODED RELEASING FLUID INTO MOUTH, 2 DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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