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Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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Date: 12/16/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON, DX; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF RUPTURED BALLOON.DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
DX: SWALLOWED 2 SMALL WATER BALLOONS, VOMIT X3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2008Age: 3 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
PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON. UNWITNESSED. NO CHOKING OR GAGGING SINCE. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons, Swimming pools
PLAYING IN THE SWIMMING POOL, BLOWING A SMALL WATER BALLOON THUR POOL N OODLE&ACCIDENTALLY INHALED THE WATER&STARTED CHOKING>> INHALATION FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/27/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT GOT A PIECE OF RUPTURED BALLOON IN MOUTH AND STARTED TO CHOKE FB AS PIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL BALLOON. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED LATEX BALLOON;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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 FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED F/B. SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON. D: SWALLOWED FOREIN BODYLEFT WITHOUT BE ING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
CHEWING ON POPPED BALLON/ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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