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Accidents - Battery chargers - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:84Toe:77
Head:75Face:16
Foot:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/02/2003Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Battery chargers, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT ON BED PLAYING WITH TOYS, TRIED TO REACH CELL PHONE NEXT TO BED,PULL ED PHONE AND CHARGER HIT PT,WHO FELL TO HARDWOOD FLR, HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Battery chargers
DROPPED BATTERY CHARGER ONTO TOE DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Battery chargers
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BATTERY CHARGER DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Battery chargers
PT STEPPED ON A ELL PHONE CHARGER. DX FOOT PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH BATTERY CAB LE THIS AM -CANNOT STOP BLEEDING - BATTERY CHARGER CLAMPS - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2003Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Battery chargers
FOREHEAD LAC-PULLED A BATTERY CHARGER DOWN ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Battery chargers
53 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO FINGERS. PT PICKED UP HOT PLASTIC HANDLERS ON A BATTERY CHARGER @ HOME & BURNED SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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