Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Year 2009 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 524
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 11 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, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
11YOF PUT A DISC BATTERY IN HER MOUTH, & SWALLOWED IT, MOM WAS CHANGING THE BATTERY IN AN ELECTRONIC CANDLE. DX: SWALLOWED DISC BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2009	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
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY, FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2009	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 BATTERY;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2009	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
8YOM STATES AT HOME WHEN FOUND A BUTTON BATTERY & PUT IN MOUTH,ACCIDENT LY SWALLOWED IT. DX; F.B. INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 10 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 IS DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED AND SWALLOWED TWO AA BATTERIES FB INGESTI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries, Kitchen gadgets
PATIENT WITH H/O MULT MEDICAL PROBLEMS, VOMITING AT SCHOOL W/DIARRHEA. VOMITED UP SMALL BATTERY OR PLASTIC MAGNET IN ED; FB INGESTION, HYPOTHE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2009	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 SWALLOWED A BATTERY. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT HAS HX OF ASPERGERS SYNDROME. INGESTED 2 AA BATTERIES. NO SYMPTOMS. HX OF INGESTIONS. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	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
SWALLOWED A DISC BATTERY, ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, PT HAS RADIATING CHEST PAIN. DX; DISC BATTERY IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 13 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, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
* BATTERY INGEST.:13YOM OPENED FLASHLIGHT W/HIS TEETH,SWALLOWED* BA TTERY(LIKE BATTERY OUT OF WATCH)LIKES TO PUT THINGS IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	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
DX: SWALLOWED A NICKEL WATCH BATTERY-- NO F.B. ON XRAYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 7 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
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	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
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	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
SWALLOWED BATTERY STABLE AT D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	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
PT WENT TO SLEEP WITH 3 SMALL BUTTON BATTERIES IN MOUTH - NOW 2 MISSING . DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	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 ROUND BATTERY;DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 13 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 BUTTON BATTERY DX: BUTTON BATTERY INGESTION- IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	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 SWALLOWED BATTERY 1 HR PTA. MOM TOLD BY POISON CONTROL TO BRING TO ER. SWALLED BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	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
INGESTED BUTTON BATTERY;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	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;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT HAD A WATCH BATTERY IN MOUTH WHILE AT SCHOOL AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLO WED IT, NOW W/CHEST PAIN; SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2009	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
SWALLOWED BUTTON BATTERY;DX INGESTION BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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