Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 984
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	290	Internal:	260
Eyeball:	94	Upper Leg:	77
Wrist:	69	All Of Body:	68
Lower Arm:	61	Head:	22
Upper Arm:	16	Foot:	16
Lower Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Balloons
TRYING TO STAND ON BALLON - FELL OFF BRICK STEP, LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT AT HIS OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY CHASING AFTER A BALLOON WHEN HE FELL STRAI NED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
FX (L) FOREARM, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/BALLOONS, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, TENDERNESS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
4 Y.O. W MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 13 months	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
PATIENT SWALLOWED SMALL PEICE OF BALLOON. DX; FOREIGN BODY INGESTION OF BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Rope or string
CORNEAL ABRASION - 5 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND STRUCK SELF LEF T EYE WITH PLASTIC END OF STRING THIS AFTERNOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
STATES SHE SWALLOWED A BALLON DX INGESTED A BALLON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
FRACTURE FOOT - 3 YOM TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
CHILD PUT BALLOON IN NOSE. DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L NARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON TODAY, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
SLIP & FALL TRYING TO KICK A BALLOON FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SWALLOWED A LATEX BALLOON LAST NIGHT, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PATIENT WAS EXPOSED TO LATEX BALLOON APPROXIMATELY 1830, FACE BROKE OUT INTO RASH WITHIN MINUTES. DX ACUTE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION TO LATEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
5 YOM CUT HIS LT ARM ON THE CARS HUB CAP WHEN HE WAS REACHING FOR A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
MOM STATES PATIENT CAME HOME FROM FATHER'S TODAY, STATES SOMEONE THREW A WATER BALLOON IN HIS FACE INJURING HIS EYE, ? INTENT. DX CONJUNCTIVIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Balloons
WAS PLAYING WITH A WATER BALLOON TYPE TOY WITH A RUBBER BAND AROUND IT GOT IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. DIAG WAS NEAR STRANGULATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PUT BALLOON IN NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Rope or string
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BALLOON STRING YESTERDAY, NOW FAVORING LEG; LEG CO NTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
SCALP CT-FELL-AT HOME-TRYING TO GET A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON F B SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Pipes
FACE LAC (NOSE BRIDGE (L) EYELID, PT PLAYING W/A BALLOON, STRUCK A META L PIPE AT THE ST., C/O PAIN, NO LOC, EYES EOMI, ENT NORMAL, NO DENTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
5 YO M SWALLOWED BALLOON AT ***S. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Benches
PT WAS CHASING A BALLOON AND HIT FACE ON A METAL BENCH. D: TRAUMA TO FACE / ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT C/O BALLOON BLOWING UP IN HER FACEDX: CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 18 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 SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BALLOON AND STARTED GAGGING. D: FOREIGN BODY I NGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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