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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Batteries |
| SMOKE INHALATION, ACID BURNS TO HANDS BILATERALLY. HOUSEFIRECAUSED BY B ATTERY EXPLODING. F.D. ATTENDED FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| INGESTED A VERY SMALL BATTERY STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT GOT SMALL AMOUNT OF BATTERY ACID IN MOUTH. DX: ASYMPTOMATIC BATTERY ACID INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT TOUCHED 24V BATTERY ON BOAT YESTERDAY. DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, MYALGIAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| POSSIBLY SWALLOWED BATTERY. NONE FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| WHILE IN AUTO SHOP, BATTERY OVERCHARGED BLEW UP EXPOSED TO FUMES DX: EXPOSURE SULFUR FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| WHIP IN AUTO SHOP BATTERY OVERCHARGED, BLEW UP EXPOSED TO FUMES DX: EXPOSURE TO SULFUR FUMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| CHEWED ON BATTERY AND BEGAN DROOLING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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