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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,220
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| MALFUNCTIONING PACEMAKER.PT.REFERS BATTERY OF PACEMAKER IS NOT FUNCTION ING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Batteries |
| RT 4TH TOE OPEN FRACTURE.PT DROPPED A BATTERY ON TOE. |
| 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: 11/15/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO A CAR BATTERY INJURING SHOULDER AT HOME. DX: CON TUSION SHOULDER. |
| 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: 10/25/2004 | 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: 10/16/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT.REPORTED RASH ON FACE AFTER TOUCHING BATTERY C/O BLISTER,ITCHING & PAIN. DX-ALLERGIC DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| STR R WRIST/57YOM STS WAS PICKING UP A BATTERY AT HOME AND FELT SUDDEN INTENSE PAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP FLASHLIGHT BATTERY.DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| 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: 09/13/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT BENDING OVER TO LIFT UP A HEAVY BATTERY STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries |
| 54 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING 80 LB. BATTERY AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT. HAD CHEMICAL BURNS TO HAND WHEN HE SPILLED BATTERY ACID ON HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BATTERY LANDING ON CHEST ON FLOOR C/O CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Batteries |
| DROPPED A BATTERY ON FOOT DX. FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT C/O LEFT HAND BURN FROM BATTERY BLISTERING SECOND DEGREE BURN LEFT H AND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Batteries |
| 73 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY BATTERY RECTAL BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| 57 YO MALE SWALLOWED A HEARING AID BATTERY BY ACCIDENT INGESTED BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT PICKING UP A HEAVY CAR BATTERY AND DROPPED IT ONTO HER LEFT LOWER LE G LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Batteries |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A HEARING AID BATTERY WHILE TAKING PILLS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Batteries, Power lawn mowers |
| PT. TWISTED L ANKLE WHILE OUTSIDE GOING TO CHARGE BATTERY ON LAWNMOWER DX. SPRAIN STRAIN/CONT R/L ANKLES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| 51 YOWF C/O CHEMICAL BURN TO FACE FROM BATTERY POWDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Batteries, Kitchen gadgets |
| HEARING AID BATTERY IN R EAR, UNABLE TO REMOVE AT HEARING AID STORE W/MAGNET DX: FB R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Batteries |
| JUMPING CAR BATTERY TODAY, HAD SHOCK FROM BATTERY CABLES. LOW AMPLIAGEE LECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Batteries |
| CAR BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE,CHEMICAL BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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