Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 596
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	302	Internal:	93
Eyeball:	86	Mouth:	80
Foot:	15	Head:	11
Knee:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH BALOON AND IT BUSTED. NOW EYE IS RED AND RUNNI NG. DX; RIGHT CORNEA ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Bunk beds
BUMPED NOSE WHEN TRYING TO RETRIEVE BALLOON OFF TOP BUNK, NOSE INJURY/S WELLING/BRUISING, CT HEAD/SINUS SHOW NO CRANIAL BLEEDING OR BROKEN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PLACED BALLOON IN R NOSTRIL, DX; NASAL FB, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Doorsills or frames
LAC FOREHEAD; FATHER REPORTS WAS @ HOME@ BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH FRIENDS, J UMPING/PLAYING W/BALLOONS, PT JUMPED & HIT HEAD ON KITCHEN DOORWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
SWOLLOWED A DEFLATED WATER BALLOON >>FB ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, Tables
17 MO OLD MALE FELL OVER BALLOONS, STRIKING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON LOW LYING TABLE- NOSE BLED FOR 2-3 MIN. DX: NASAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
CHI, FELL CHASING BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT W/LATEX BALLOON IN MOUTH, AS MOM TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT, PT BIT OFF & SWALLOWED PIECE OF BALLOON; SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
FB TO NOSE PART OF BALLOON REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons, Doors
PT X TODAY WHILE RUNNING AFTER A BALLOON, TRIPPED AND STRUCK HEAD ON A DOOR. DX. CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
INJURED FOOT JUMPING TO CATCH BALLOON AT CHURCH RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
FOREIGN BODY NOSE - 4 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PIECE OF BALLOON IN NOSE - BALLOON EJECTED FROM NOSE WHEN PATIENT SNEEZED IN WAITING ROOM - LEFT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT TRIPPED OVER SOME BALLOON STRINGS AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CORNER O F DESK, NO LOC; EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 20 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 NOT OPENING HER EYS AFTER A PLASTIC BALLOON BURST IN HER FACE THIS EVENING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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: 03/26/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons
LOOSE TOOTH-PLAYING WITH A BALLOON-HIT HEAD ON IT-TOOTH LOOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PATIENT FELL REACHING FOR A BALLOON AND STRUCK FACE. DX-LACERATION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PLAYING W/BALLOON SLIPPED & FELL, CANNOT BEND KNEE & SWELLING, KNEE INJ URY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT SUS INJURY AFTER CHOKING ON A PIECE OF A BALLOON. DX CHOKING EPISOD E ON FOREIGN OBJECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
PT WAS SPINNING W/BALLOONS AND HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE. DX: FACIAL LAC 4 MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	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
MOTHER STATES POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A BALLOON WHILE PLAYING ACCIDENTAL BALLOON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PLAYING W/BALLOON THAT POPPED SUSTAINING LACERATION TO NOSE AT BOTTOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON DX: ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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