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Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Year 2004 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 323
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Date: 10/21/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
CHILD BIT INTO WATER BALLOON AND IT BURST AND CHILD SWALLOWED A PIECE AND CHOKED AT FIRST, THEN GOT ALRIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
5YOM INSERTED A DEFLATED RED BALLOON INTO HIS RIGHT NARE WITH A HAIR CU RLER - DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT NARE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 2 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
2YOM-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION-SWALLOWED A BALOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED A BALLOON DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
AMA - SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/19/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
CHILD PULLING ON BALLOON CLENCHED BETW. TEETH. PORTION OF BALLOON SNAPP ED INTO THROAT. SORE THROAT. NO BALLOON SEEN IN THROAT. D:SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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