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Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 416
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:81
Year 1999:71
Year 2001:38
Year 2002:68
Year 2003:6
Year 2004:58
Year 2007:15
Year 2009:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
BATTERY LEAKED ON HAND AND MOUTH DX: EXPOSURE TO BATTERY CORROSIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 05/24/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 02/22/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT HAS "AA" BATTERY LIQUID ON SKIN. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 12/14/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 11/12/2001Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/1999Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/1997Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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