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Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 126
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Date: 09/12/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWOLLOWED PIECE OF BALLON AT PARTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 06/13/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON WHILE PLAYING.DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2002Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 05/09/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 04/23/2002Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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

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