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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY EXPLOSED CAUSING ACID TO STRIKE R ARM. DX. ACID BURN TO R FORE ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CHEMICAL BURNS 1ST DEGREE (L) FOREARM, PT SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON HIS ARM, C/O BURNING WITH REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 3RD DEG ACID BURN L FOREARM/14YOWM GOT DURACELL BATTERY ACID ON L FOREA RM 3 DAYS AGO. NOW CENTER OF AREA HAS TURNED BLACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT.C/O BURN TO LT.ARM SUSTAIN FROM BATTERY AT SCHOOL. DX-BURN TO LT.FOREARM 2% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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