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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 880
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 3YOM PLAYING "PSEUDO-VOLLEYBALL" WITH A BALLOON WITH HIS 10YOBRO IN THE LOFT, BRO RAN INTO PT FROM BEHIND, PT HIT CORNER OF BANISTER; FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YOM SWALLOWED A BALLOON FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 3 YR M SWALLOWED A BALLOON;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 5YOF FELL AT HOME WHILE PLAYING WITH A BALLOON SUSTAINED A LEFT HAND IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| 4YOM PUT A BALLOON IN NARE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Kites or kite string |
| 4 YO M LC HIS FINGER ON KITE LIKE STRING ATTACHED TO A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials |
| 2YOM WALKING WITH A BALLOON IN KITCHEN, TRIPPED & FELL ON LINOLEUM FLOO R HITTING NOSE, NOSE BLEEDING; NOSEBLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| A 4 YR OLD FEMALE STUCK A PIECE OF A BALOON IN NOSE DX NASAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| 4 YR OLD MALE PLAYING WITH BALLOONS AND FELL AND LAC FOREHEAD ON A TABL E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 2 YR M CHASING A BALLOON;DX CONTUSED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons, Mattresses |
| 2YOF PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND TRIPPED OVER MATTRESS THAT WAS ON THE F LOOR AND HURT FOOT ...SPRAINED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| DX POSSIBLE FB INGESTION: 4YOF THINKS SWALLOW' BALLOON. MOP CONCERN' IF PT EITHER INHALED BALLOON OR SWALLOW' IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 4 YR F TIED A BALLOON STRING AROUND HER NECK;DX CONTUSED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| 3YOM WITH PIECE OF GREEN BALLOON IN EAR; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 4 Y/O M SWALLOWED BALLOON FB ING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| 2YOM STEPPED ON DOG'S TAIL TRYING TO RETRIEVE A BALLOON, DOG TURNED AND BIT PATIENT'S FAC.E DX. LAC. FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials |
| 5YOM CONTUSION TOE TRYING TO KICK BALLOON SLAMMED TOE INTO FLOOR CAUSIN G CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 3 YOM ASPIRATED A PIECE OF A BALLOON. ASPIRATION OF FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 MO MALE SWALLOWED A BALLOON. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| 2YOF HIT SELF IN MOUTH WITH METAL WEIGHT ON END OF A BALLOON, TEETH FXS W/PULP EXPOSED; DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2 YOM SWALLOWED A BALLOON. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 2YOF BIT A BALLOON AND IT POPPED INTO EYE HYPHEMA OF EYE/ EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls |
| 14MOM WAS CHASING A BALLOON AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF WALL DX- LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| 4 YOF PRESENT TO ER A FALL WHILE TRYING TO CATCH A BALLON SUSTAINING LI P CUT WHILE HITTING THE TABLE- DX- LACERATION MOUTH (LIP) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | 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 BALLOON INGESTED FOREIGN BODY 4YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| 2 YO M HAD A BALOON STUCK IN HIS EAR REMOVED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 3YOWF PUT BALLOON IN L NARE. DX. NASAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 MONTH OLD MALE ATE A PC OF A BALLOON NOT SURE WERE HE GOT THE BALLOON DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| 2 YOF TRYING TO TAKE BALLOON AWAY FROM BRO. AT HOME C/O ELBOW PAIN. DX-DISLOCATED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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