Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,479
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	819	Ear:	139
Face:	119	Eyeball:	92
Finger:	83	Mouth:	78
Upper Leg:	59	Toe:	59
Head:	19	Knee:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Massage devices or vibrators
SIZE 'D' BATTERIES EXPLODED WHEN OPENING FOOT MASSAGER DX CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 7 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'S EAR FELT CLOGGED; BATTERY REMOVED FROM EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
FB INGESTION, MOTHER STS PT SWALLOWED A BUTTON SIZE BATTERY AT HOME, NO REC OF VOMITING, PAIN OR SOB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	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
DX: SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY; ADMITTED TO O.R.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2005	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
8 YOF INGESTED BATTERIES #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2005	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
9 YOM SWALLOWED A SMALL BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 14 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
SWALLOWED A PEN BATTERY AND X RAY SHOWS IT IN STOMACH; WILL HAVE ENDOS COPE TO REMOVE IT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PATIENT HIT IN LIP BY D BATTERY WHILE PLAYING; LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT STUCK A BATTERY IN EAR. DX EAR FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
BROTHER THREW BATTERY AT PT'S HEAD. DX1: LAC HEAD, DX2: CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
8 YO - DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION - BATTERY FROM FLASHLIGHT HIT HIM ON FOR EHEAD AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
A 4-5 LB. BATTERY FELL ON PT'S HEAD WHILE HE WAS CLEANING THE BASEMENT, AT HOME- CUT TO HEAD. DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 15 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 WATCH BATTERY. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
STUCK FLASHLIGHT BATTER IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
MOM PICKED UP PT FROM GRANDMA'S. PT WAS CHEWING ON TRIPLE A BATTERY TO POINT OF DENTING BATTERY. C/O TONGUE BURNING. DX: FOREIGN BODY MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY DX: FOREIGN BODY IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 7 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
SWOLLOWED A WATCH/DISC BATTERY. " INGESTED FB"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 11 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
DX: FB (BATTERY) IN L EAR; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 11 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 (AA) BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 10 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, Battery chargers
PATIENT TRIED TO RECHARGE A NON RECHARGEABLE AAA BATTERY AT HOME, EXPLO DED ACID IN EYE, RINSED WITH WATER AT HOME; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries, Watches
6Y/M SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY 1H AGO TODAY,NO DROOLING/NO STRIDOR,DENI ES NAUSEA/VOMITING/CHOKING; SWALLOWED WATCH BUTTON BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	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
SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2005	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
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY TODAY, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Watches
PT CUT FINGER WHILE CHANGING WATCH BATTERY. DX: R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 7 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
WATCH BATTERY STUCK IN L EAR DX: FB L EAR, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 8 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 BATTERIES FOR REMOTE DVD PLAYER QUARTER SIZE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT.PUT WATCH BATTERIES IN BIL EARS WHILE RIDING IN CAR. DX; F.B. BIL EA RS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 8 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, Radios
PT WAS PUTTING A BATTERY INTO HIS RADIO WHEN SOMETHING FROM THE BATTERY EXPOLDED IN L EYE DX EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	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
PT. ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A SMALL BATTERY. DX. INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT, BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT RUNNING WITH A BATTERY TO HIS HOT WHEEL CARS AND FELL WITH THE BATTE RY IN HIS HAND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	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 SMALL WATCH BATTERY FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2005	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
INGESTED BUTTON BATTERY F B INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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 WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 7 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
SWALLOWED BUTTON BATTERY DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	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
STUCK BATTERY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	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
SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Batteries
BIT OFF TOP OF C BATTERY AT SCHOOL, BATTERY FLUID SPLASHED IN EYE; CHEM ICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 6 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
PT SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY LAST NIGHT DX: INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
CORNEAL AB-EYE SPLASHED W/ BATTERY ACID FROM FLASHLIGHT BATTERY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
BATTERY PACK FELL ONTO PT. DX: FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	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
PT SWOLLOWED A BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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 WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 13 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 WATCH BATTERY WHILE EXTRACATING WATER FROM IT ORALLY, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; BATTERY IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 6 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 WATCH BATTERY; BATTERY IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
CHEWED A WATCH BATTERY NOTICED BY TEACHER AT SCHOOL ORAL CAVITY BURNS FROM A BUTTON BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Batteries
CHILD DROPPED A 5 LB. BATTERY ON TOE ONE HOUR AGO. D: SUBUNGUAL HEMATOM A, TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	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
SWALLOWED A SMALL BATTERY DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
BURN 1ST DEGREE L THIGH, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY W/ACID FROM A BATTER Y AT HOME, C/O REDNESS, DISCOLORATION, NO ACTIVE PAIN OR LOST SKIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT PUT BATTERY IN EAR. DX: FB L EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
1 CM. FOREHEAD LAC-@ HOME-BROTHER THREW A BATTERY @ HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 6 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 TOLD MOM HE SWALLOWED A BUTTON BATTERY; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BATTERY PACK DX:FX SKULL,CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
PT WAS SITTING ON MOTORCYCLE BATTERY AND FELL OFF ONTO CEMENT LANDED ON KNEES DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT. BURNED TONGUE WHEN HE WAS WIPING WHITE STUFF OFF A AA BATTERY & LICKED HIS FINGER. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN TO TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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