Accidents - Batteries - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 858
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	297	Foot:	152
Lower Trunk:	114	Finger:	68
Hand:	59	Toe:	59
Ear:	59	Shoulder:	15
Upper Trunk:	15	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries, Hearing aids
BATTERY FROM HEARING AID STUCK IN PATIENT'S EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PATIENT BURNED FINGER ON BATTERY ACID AT HOME. HAPPENED 1 MONTH AGO. DID NOT SEE DOCTOR. DX: ACID BURN TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 74 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, Manual cleaning equipment
GOT BATTERY ACID IN EYE WHILE CLEANIG BATERY TERMINAL WITH BRUSH AT HO ME. DX; CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
52 Y/O M INJURED BOTH EYES WHEN TRUCK BATTERY EXPLODED IN FACE AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ACID BURNS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 76 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 C/O BATTERY ACID IN EYES. A BATTERY EXPLODED INTO PT'S EYES. DX CHEM ICAL CORNEAL BURN WITH ACID. ACUTE EYE PAIN RT AND LFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PATIENT HURT BACK LIFTING BATTERY AT HOME. DX: LOW BACK PAIN/ALCOHOL ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURN TO EYES FROM CAR BATTERY ACID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries, Footwear
FX L FOOT - BATTERY FELL ON FOOT WHEN WEARING SANDALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 55 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
BATTERY EXPLODED IN PT'S EYES. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE/CONJUNCTIVITIS BILAT EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 70 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, Power drills or accessories
PT AT HOME TAKING A 18V BATTERY OFF A DRILL IT FELL ON HIS FOOT DX CONTUSION L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Batteries
BATTERY EXPLODED HIT RIGHT EYE ACID IN EYE. CONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PT HAD PX LIFTING CAR BATTERY. DX: R HIP/LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 56 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, All-terrain vehicles
CORNEAL ABS-ACCIDENTLY SPLASHED EYES W/BATTERY ACID FROM ATV-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries
ROTATOR CUFF TEAR-WHILE UNLOADING A BATTERY INTO A BOAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
DROPPED A BATTERY ON FOOT DX. FOOT CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
PATIENT PICKED UP A BATTERY AND HURT HER BACK. DX-LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
81 YO PICKING UP BATTERY INJURED RIBS FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
WAS CHANGING BATTERY IN CAR C/O FLANK PAIN DX LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING BATTERY ACID IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
CUT L HAND ON AN OLD BATTERY DX L HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT C/O PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION TO LT EYE S/P CAR BATTERY (ACID)EXPLO DED IN FACE\.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
DROPPED A BATTERY PACK ON TOE FRACTURE RIGHT 2ND TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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