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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 700
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	168
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	12
Year 2002:	46
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	89
Year 2005:	78
Year 2006:	131
Year 2007:	12
Year 2009:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 9 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
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP LAST NIGHT WITH 2 *** BATTERIES IN MOUTH AT HOME, W OKE WITH JAW SWELLING, BURNS INSIDE MOUTH; CHEMICAL BURNS
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: 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: 11/03/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
FELL ASLEEP W/ A WATCH BATTERY IN MOUTH AWAKEN TOOK BATTERY OUT OF MOUTH BLACK SPOT IN MOUTH CHEMICAL BURNS TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
EVALUATION FOR POSSIBLE MOUTH INJURY: PUT 2 BATTERIES IN MOUTH,* AA ( 0, ** AA (SLIGHTLY CORRODED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
6YOM AT HOME PUT BATTERY IN MOUTH INJ TO LIP DX BURN LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
7 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHEMICAL BURN TO NOUTH. PT HAD PUT BATTERY IN MOUTH & WAS CHEWING ON IT & THE ACID LEAKED OUT. PT LEFT AMA. E915
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
BATTERY ACID IN MOUTH-FROM BROKEN BATTERY-LEFT W/O TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 10 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 LEAKY BATTERY TO TONGUE. DX: TONGUE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Televisions
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/1998	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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