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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 813
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | 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. DX EYE CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Rope or string |
| PT WAS SWINGING HELLIUM BALLOONS WHEN WEIGHT ON STRING HIT FOREHEAD, LA CERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | 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: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| @ PARTY & BALLOON POPPED NEAR EAR, C/O EAR PAIN, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| EAR LAC-TRIPPED ON BALLOONS-FELL-HIT A TABLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| SWALLOWED SMALL WATER BALLOONS YESTERDAY. VOMITED SEVERAL TIMES (BALLOO NS) SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| SWALLOWED BALLOON FB INGEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| SWALLOW BALLOON |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons, Stairs or steps |
| SPRAIN LEFT FOOT - TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON WHEN GOING UP STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT HAD PIECE OF BALLOON IN NOSE; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUS CONT TO WRIST PLAYING WITH BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| WATER BALLOON BURST INTO EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT STUCK PIECE OF BALLOON UP NOSE WHILE WATCHING TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| POSSIBLE F.B. NARES - STUCK PIECE OF BALLOON UP NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| BALLOON POPPED IN FACE, ABRASION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 11 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 |
| PLAYING C A BALLOON, TRIPPED OVER A STRING&FELL HITTING EYEBROW " LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT INGESTED A BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| HIT IN EYE WITH WATER BALLOON CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GROCERY STORE, PT. SWALLOWED A SMALL BALLOON. DX SWALLOWED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| CHILD HAD RIBBON OF BALLOON IN MOUTH AND SISTER PULLED BALLOOON. D: LIP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| CUT HEAD,FELL WITH BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT AT HOME, SWALLOWED A POPPED BALLOON, PT COUGHING & GAGGING FOR 10 MINUTES. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY, BALLOON FRAGMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HIT IN EYE BY A BALLOON BEING INFLATED BY HIS SISTER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Doorsills or frames |
| PATIENT REACHING UP FOR A BALLOON AND FELL LANDING ON DOOR FRAME HEAD F IRST AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT FELL ON A LARGE BALLOON AND LANDED ON LT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| BALLON POPPED IN MOUTH, SWALLOWED/INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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