Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,346
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	823	Foot:	162
Eyeball:	104	Face:	96
Ear:	79	Head:	30
Hand:	15	All Of Body:	15
Mouth:	12	Toe:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 6 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 SWALLOWED A LITHIUM BUTTON BATTERY; FB IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 15 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
CORNEAL ABRASION BILATERAL EYES, PT WAS PRYING OPEN D-CELL ALKALINE BATTERIES IN HIS GARAGE WHEN BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 11 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
INGESTED QUARTER SIZE BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 11 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: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
BURNT HAND WHILE HANDLING A ?BATTERY&CHARGER, BATTERY&CHARGER OF PORTA BLE ?BUGSTATIC >> BURN DUE POTTASIUM CHOLRIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 15 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 BUTTON BATTERY, NOW THROAT PAIN W/SWALLOWING; FOREIGN BO DY ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2007	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 SMALL BATTERY. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 8 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
WATCHING RED SOX GAME AND SWALLOWED TWO BUTTON BATTERIES,X RAY SHOWS IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
11 YOM HAS A BATTERY IN LT NOSTRIL DX: NASAL FOREIGN BODY- REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Beds or bedframes
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP IN BED WITH BUTTON BATTERY IN MOUTH, WOKE WITH MUCO SAL ERROSION, MOM FOUND BATTERY ON BED, NO INGESTION; BUCCAL ALKALI BUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PT DX SCALP LACERATION - HIT IN THE HEAD BY A BATTERY FROM A *** AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 8 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
PATIENT PUT BATTERY IN EAR; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	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
PLAYING IN BACK YARD AND GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH BATTERY, LACERATION EYEBR OW/FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 8 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 WAS TRYING TO LISTEN TO A WATCH BATTERY AND IT GOT STUCK IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	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 C/O SWALLOWED BATTERY. DX INGESTED BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	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
PT WAS AT HOME, SWALLOWED A BUTTON BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
FELL ON BATTERYFACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 14 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
SWALLOWED A "DOUBLE A" BATTERY. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
DROPPED MOTORCYCLE BATTERY ON FOOT, BRUISING/SWELLING BASE OF TOE ON FO OT, CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 7 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 WATCH BATTERY DX INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT-COUSIN DROPPED CAR BATTERY ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 14 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
HEARING AID BATTERY IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Batteries
CHILD THREW AA BATTERIES INTO FIRE, EXPLODED & BURNED FOOT, UNK IF FD O N SCENE DX 3RD DEGREE BURN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	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
PT INGESTED BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2007	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
6 Y.O. SWALLOWED DISC BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION-PT SWALLOWED NICKEL SIZED LITHIUM BATTERY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 12 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
STUCK A BATTERY IN LT EAR FB LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 6 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
LARGE CYLINDRICAL ABJECT IS IN PT'S LT EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LT EAR- BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT STATES THAT HE KICKED A CAR BATTERY YEST, NOW W/SWELLING, ERYTHEMA A ND TENDERNESS TO PALP TO GREAT/2ND TOE; TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	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
PT PLACED A BATTERY IN R CANAL. DX FB IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
15 Y/O F PRESENTS WITH INGESTION OF A FB X TODAY. PT INGESTED A BATTERY FOR ATTENTION. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
PT WITH HEAD LAC, WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A "D" BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 7 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, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
FB EAR-WATCH BATTERY REMOVED W/SM MAGNET PLACED @ EAR CANAL OPENING-CAN AL SCRATCHED-HAS BEEN DIGGING IN EAR W/HAIR PIN, MAGNET RUSTY/CORRODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PLAYING WITH 9 VOLT BATTERY, EXPLODED IN HER EYES, PARENT IRRIGATED W/W WATER; ALKALINE CHEMICAL BURN OF CORNEA/CONJUN SAC, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
8 Y/O F SUS A LEFT EYE TRAUMA X TODAY. PT WHILE AT HOME, SIBLING THREW A C BATTERY AT PT'S EYE. DX CONTUSION OF THE LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PUT A WATCH BATTERY IN NOSE REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY FROM NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT C/O FOREIGN BODY IN R EAR,PT HAS BUTTON BATTERY IN R EAR DX FOREIGN BODY(BATTERY) R EAR-REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
TAKING BATTERY OUT OF FLASHLIGHT WITH MOUTH & GOT BATTERY ACID IN MOUTH TOUCHED TONGUE W/BATTERY THAT HAD POSSIBLE ACID ON TOP & BURNED TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 7 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 STATING CHEST PAIN AFTER INGESTING BATTERY; FB IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 7 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'S PARENTS C/O CHILD SWALLOWED A "AAA" BATTERY AT HOME TONIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	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 IS BEING SEEN AFTER PUTTING A BATTERY IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 8 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
HIT BATTERY WHILE PLAYING AND ACID WENT INTO EYE, IRRITATION BOTH EYES W/YELLOW CRUSTED DRAINAGE, CHEMICAL BURN EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 9 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, Hammers
PT WAS HITTING A BATTERY WITH A MALLET TO "SEE WHAT WAS INSIDE" AND GOT BATTERY ACID IN LEFT EYE,SLOUGHED SKIN ON EYELID.DX=CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	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
SWALLOWED LI 3VOLT BATTERY DX: BATERY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	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
SWALLOWED BUTTON BATTERY/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	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 BUTTON BATTERY/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
AUTISTIC, SWALLOWED BATTERY @ HOME DX FB RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	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 WATCH BATTERY, POISON CONTROL CONTACTED DX FOREIGN BODY (BATTERY) INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED TWO AA BATTERIES. HAS DONE THIS TWICE BEFORE. D: FOREIGN B ODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries
PT HAS A BATTERY STUCK IN NOSE. D : NASAL FOREIGN BODY - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 12 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 HEARING AID BATTERY DX GI TRACK FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 6 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, Watches
6 YOF SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY BUTTON BATTERY ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Batteries, Tape recorders or players
PT DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION - S/P PT WAS PLAYING W/VIDEO REMOTE BATTERY AND BATTERY LEAKED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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