Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Year 1998

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 754
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	255	Face:	201
Lower Leg:	84	Elbow:	75
Head:	74	Eyeball:	31
Mouth:	24	Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/1998	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 2 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: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1998	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	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: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1998	Age: 4 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: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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