Accidents - Batteries - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,246
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	318	Lower Trunk:	166
Internal:	158	Face:	134
Toe:	86	Upper Trunk:	86
Lower Arm:	73	Finger:	71
Elbow:	59	Ear:	59
Hand:	15	Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Batteries
PT HAS FB IN RT EAR(HEARING AID BATTERY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PAIN IN ELBOW AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY BATTERY. DX. R LATERAL EPICONDYLE C HIP AVULSION FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Batteries, Fire or smoke alarms
PT WAS REACHING TO CHANGE BATTERY ON SMOKE DETECTOR AND HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE. DX: NECK SPASM, RIB PX, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Batteries
LAC R 3RD FINGER - CAUGHT FINGER WHEN REMOVING A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT DX FACE CONTUSION - TRIPPED OVER BATTERIES AND FELL DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PAIN CARRYING BATTERYCHEST WALL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
PT DROPPED A 10-12 POUND BATTERY ON TOE RESULTIG IN A CONTUSION OF LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Batteries
PT HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING A BATTERY AND TURNING. DX: COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Batteries
FACIAL PAIN. PT HAD A BATTERY BLEW UP IN FACE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 65 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 HAD BATTERY EXPOLDE IN EYES; CHEMICAL BURN EYES
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: 06/13/2006	Age: 62 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
62YOM BATTERY ACID IN EYES BATTERY WAS DRY CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE SCH O D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries, Battery chargers
PT WAS CHARGING A CAR BATTERY OUT ON THE GROUND AND MOVED THE CLAMP AND BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE ACID EXPOSURE TO FACE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 57 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, Power lawn mowers
CHEMICAL ABRASIONS TO EYES; STATES WAS @ MOTHER IN LAWS DOING LAWN WORK , BATTERY FROM LAWN MOWER' EXPLODED' WHEN TRYING TO ADD WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 68 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, Stairs or steps
PT SUSTAINED CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS FROM BATTERY ACID BY FALLING DOWN S TAIRS WHILE CARRYING A BATTERY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 62 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
WALKING & STEPPED ON A BATTERY LOW BACK SPRAIN ,SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Batteries
PT GOT BATTERY ACID IN FACE WHILE WORKING ON CAR 2 WK AGO. DX: ACUTE FACIAL CELLULITIS 2ND TO 2ND DEG BURN, DIABETES TYPE I, HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A HEARING AID BATTERY THAT SHE MISTOOK FOR HER PILL AS SHE IS BLIND, FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND: DROPPED SCOOTER BATTERY ONTO HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT BATTERY DX: INGESTED FOREIGH BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Batteries
FELL OVER BATTERY AT HOME IN THE YARD AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF CHEST. DX: CONTUSED CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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