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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 594
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| CONTUSED EYE ON BALLOON/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT PUT A BALLOON UP HER RIGHT NOSTRIL TODAY. D: FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT NOSTRIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| CONTUSED EAR WITH BALLOON STICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| CUT FACE WHEN PLAYIGN WITH BALLOON AND HIT TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT CHASING A BALLOON AT HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEA D; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SWOLLOWED PIECE OF BALLON AT PARTY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT PLAYING WITH LATEX BALLOON NOW HAS SWOLLEN LIPS, ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT @ BALLON CASTLE WAS ACCIDENTLY KICKED IN HEAD WHILE JUMPING AND PLAYING W/ BALLONS. DX CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT HAVING BREATHING DIFFICULTY LAST 3 DAYS, HAD PIERCED WATER BALL OON, FOUND IN MOUTH, SWALLOWED SILICONE PAINT 2 DAYS AGO IN BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| CHILD CHEWING ON SMALL UNBLOWN BALLOON WHEN HE SWALLOWED IT. NO DISTRESS. D: INGESTED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT BITTEN ON ARM, WRIST AND HAND WHEN DAD'S DOG THOUGHT HE HAD A B ALL, PT. HAD A BALLOON IN HIS HAND; BITE WOUNDS TO FOREARM, WRIST, HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BALLOONS AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON WALL OR A TABLE; SCA LP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 3 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, Rope or string |
| CHILD SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EYELID FROM STRING ON BALLOON. D:EYELID LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON WHILE PLAYING.DX: FB INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS CHASING A BALLOON AND RAN INTO BASE OF SOFA AT FULL STEAM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WENT TO GET BALLOON COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CHILD WITH RT EYEBROW INJU RY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO MOUTH AFTER CHASING A BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| COUSIN GAVE THE PT. A RUBBER BALLOON; MOM SAW CHILD PUT BALLOON INHER MOUTH, GAGGING & COUGHING. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| STICK FROM BALOON BROKE AND STICK BROKE AND POKED EYE. D: CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons, Beds |
| PATIENT'S BROTHER HAD A BALLOON, BALLOON POPPED AND PT. MAY HAVE INGEST ED A PIECE,PUT TO BED, WOKE WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, SENT TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| FACE LACERATION - WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND JUMPED UP AND ON COMIN G DOWN HIT LEFT EYE AREA ON CORNER OF TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BALLOONS SHE WAS PLAYING WITH IN KITCHEN AT HOME, FELL AND STRUCK HER FOREHEAD ON A BRICK WALL. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT. BIT INTO A PLASTIC VS GLASS BALLOON; GAGGING DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| WAS PLAYING WITH BALLOON AND POPPED NEXT TO LT EAR, C/O PAIN. DIAG WAS LEFT EAR PAIN. DO NT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT HANDLED LATEX BALLOON, NOW WITH RASH ON FACE AND HANDS; ALLERGI C REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| ELBOW DISLOCATION- PT. WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON WITH HIS SISTER AND BEGAN TO COMPLAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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