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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 262
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| 5 YOM WAS CHEWING ON A BATTERY, SAID TONGUE WAS BLACK. DX-ACCIDENT INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT CHEWED ON "BUSTED BATTERY", DX POSSIBLE BATTERY ACID IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| CARRYING MULTIPLE CAR BATTERIES WHEN LID BURST AND INHALED TOXIC FUMES, COUGHING WITH HEMOPTYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT W/ TINGLING IN MOUTH & LOWER LIP S/P LICKING SOMETHING STICKY OFF FI NGERS. HAD HANDLED BATTERIES FROM REMOTE PRIOR TO SYMPTOMS. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 55 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Batteries |
| H/O ASTHMA, C/O DYPSNEA AFTER REPORTEDLY THE NEB MACHINE WENT OUT OF BA TTERIES>>DYSPNEA/PNA/COPD EXCERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Batteries |
| POSSIBLE CHEWED ON BATTERY. DX-TOXIC INJESTION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 4 years | 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 |
| PT CHEWED THROUGH A TRIPLE A BATTERY AT HOME, MOUTH COVERED WITH BLACK FLUID, PAINFUL MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | 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, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 18YOM WHILE MOVING WIRES ON HIS BATTERY RECEIVED SEVERE SHOCK TO LT ARM,DEVELOPED EXTREME PAIN;ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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