Accidents - Batteries - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,655
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	67
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	202
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	205
Year 2002:	256
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	200
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	144
Year 2007:	87
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	69
Year 2010:	38

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	142
6-15 years old:	140
16-25 years old:	422
26-50 years old:	739
50+ years old:	211

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
57YOM STATES A CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN PT'S FACE & CUT ARM DX;* FOREA RM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT WAS CARRYING BATTERIES AND INJURED FOREARM. DX: VASCULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT AT COSTCO ANDF FATHER DROPPED A LARGE PACK OF D BATTERIES ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries, Riding power lawn mowers
DX ABRASION, L FOREHEAD/RADIAL SYLOID FX, L/CONTU, L RIBS: LIFTING BATTER ONTO RID'G LAWN MOWER BASE, TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO CEMENT W INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
46 YO F 1ST DEGREE CHEMICAL BURN TO FOREARM EXPOSED TO BATTERY ACID*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Motor vehicles or parts
PT HURT BY BATTERY ACID WHEN BATTERY THAT HE JUST PUT BACK IN CAR BLEW UP. DX: 1ST/2ND DEGREE CHEMICAL BURNS BY ACID TO LT LOWER FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN OF A FOREARM FROM A BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 22 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
22 YOM SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON HIS ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS FOREARM FROM 400 # OF BATTERIES FALLING FROM A SHELF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT SUSTAINED BATTERY ACID SPLASH TO FOREARM AND PART OF FACE D: ACID BURN, ARMS, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
TIGHTENING BOLT ON BATTERY WHEN POST CAME OFF AND SPLASHED BATTERY ACID ON FOREARM...ACID BURN TO FOREARM FROM CAR BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Batteries
PT WAS TRYING TO GET A BATTERY OUT OF HIS CAR WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS ARM C AUSING AND AVULSION LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Batteries
PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM FROM CAR BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/10/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries, Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1999	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1999	Age: 0 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/1997	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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