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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,558
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID IN R EYE, OPENING CAR BATTERY, SPRAYED IN EYE DX: BATTERY ACID OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| LIQUID FROM D-CELL BATTERY WENT INTO EYE DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-SPRAYED BATTERY ACID IN EYES-@! HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY BLEW AS HE WAS CHARGING IT AT HOME, GOT ACID IN EYES, FLUSHED THEM BEFORE ARRIVING DX: CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT REMOVED BATTERY CABLE W/BUTTER KNIFE AND CORROSION POPPED INTO EYE. DX: R EYE CHEMICAL IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT CLEANED BATTERY CABLE AND GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE. DX: L CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES TRYING TO JUMP START CAR WITH CABLE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION, KERASTATIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AND A BATTERY BLEW UP TRAUMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries, Hammers |
| ACID IN EYE, WHILE HAMMERING BATTERY CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH A BATTER WHEN HE GOT SOME BATTERY ACID IN LEFT EYE EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAD BATTERY ACID SPLASH INTO EYE WHILE HELPING OUT AT FRIEND'S HOUSE . D: CORNEAL BURN AND ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT HAD A BATTERY EXPLODE IN HIS FACE. IT SPLASHED IN HIS EYES-DX CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED AND GTO BAT TERY ACID IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 52 YO HAD A BATTERY EXPLODE CAUSING BURNING TO EYES BURN IT EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| GOT BATTERY CORROSION IN RT EYE AFTER CLEANING BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN SOME BATTERY ACID SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED & ACID GOT IN EYE. DX; ACID EXPOSURE OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT HAD BATTERY EXPLODE IN FACE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER SULFURIC ACID IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| TRAUMA RT.EYE.PT.REFERS THAT A CAR BATTERY EXPLODE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BURNED EYEBALL FROM BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID SPLASHED ON FACE C/O R EYE PAIN DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS / IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS MESSING AROUND WITH HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED GO T THE ACID IN BOTH EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Lighters |
| EYE CHEMICAL INSULT-LOOKING @ A SUMP PUMP W/A LIGHTER-BATTERY EXPODED I N HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| TRYING TO PUT BATTERY ACID IN BATTERY, ACID SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE POISON CONTROL CALLED DX: EXPOSURE TO BATTERY ACID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYES C/O PAIN AND UNABLE TO SEE CHEMICAL BURNS B ILATERAL EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| 27 YOM WAS WORKING ON BATTERY CABLE; SOMETHING FLEW UP INTO EYE. FOREIG N BODY, LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT GOT BATTERY ACID IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DX-CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUBSTAINED BATTERY ACID IN HIS EYE. UNKNOWN CASE. DX. CHEMICAL BURN TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Riding power lawn mowers |
| CHEMICAL INSULT TO EYES-@ HOME-ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE BATTERY FOR RIDING LAWN MOWER-REMOVED ON E OF THE CAPS & FELT CHEMICAL MIST IN BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT PUTTING CAP ON BATTERY WHEN SPLASHED IN EYE WITH BATTERY ACID. D: CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY BLEW UP W/ACID IN FACE/EYES. DX. CHEMICAL R/L EYE CONJUNCTIVIT IS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS CHECKING WATER IN HIS CAR BATTERY WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries, Hammers |
| WAS STRIKNIG A BUTTON BATTERY WITH HAMMER BATTERY BROKE OPEN AND SOMETH ING STRUCK EYE...CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY ACID TO EYES DX CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| BOYFRIEND HAD BATTERY ACID ON HANDS-WASHED THEM THEN PT PUT IN CONTACTS THINKS BATTERY ACID WAS IN SINK DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT WAS DISCARDING A BATTERY AT HOME WHEN SHE GOT SOME OF THE BATTERY AC ID IN RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| MOTORCYCLE BATTERY EXPLODED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT-CHARGING A BATTERY WHEN A FLAKE OF DUST ENTERED EYE, CAUSING BURNING DX-CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. STATES HE WAS MOVING A BATTERY AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND BATTER Y ACID SPLASHED IN R EYE. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING HIS BATTERY CABLES ON HIS CAR WHEN ACID CORROSION WENT INTO HIS EYE. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| 40 YOWM STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY SPLASHED BATTERY ACID IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries, Blankets |
| PATIENT FLIPPING A BLANKET AND FLUNG AA BATTERY HITTING HERSELF IN EYE AT HOME YESTERDAY, BLURRED VISION; HYPHEMA EYE TRAUMATIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries |
| 9 VOLT BATTERY EXPLODED. DX: FB/CORNEAL ABR/CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| BATTERY EXPLODED. DX: CHEMICAL BURN BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY A BATTERY AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. STATES WAS STRIPPING INSULTATION OFF BATTERY CABLE AROUND 7 PM SOME THING BLEW IN EYE. DX. R CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. STATES HE GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES TODAY. DX. CHEM CONJUNCTIV ITIS R/L EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE,ACID EXPOSURE TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 35YOM-CHEMICAL BURN LEFT EYE-BATTERY FLUID SPLASHED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT SUSTAINED ALKALINE BATTERY ACID TO EYES. D: ALKALI EYE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries, Day wear |
| PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN BOTH EYES, ON FACE SKIN AND ON SHIRT. IMMEDIATEL Y IRRIGATED WITH HOSE. D: CHEMICAL BURNS, EYES, CORNEAL & CONJUNCTIVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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