Accidents - Balloons - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 652
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	42
Year 1998:	74
Year 1999:	35
Year 2001:	100
Year 2002:	17
Year 2003:	22
Year 2004:	71
Year 2005:	74
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	11
Year 2008:	189
Year 2009:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Radiators
PT TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON AND HIT HEAD ON A RADIATOR. DX SCALP LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOON, SLID ONTO WET GRASS&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD AGAINST BRICK >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
MOM WAS HOLDING PT UP TO GET A BALLOON AND PT FELL ONTO HEAD.DX: HEAD CONT, 2 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
PT JUMPED ON A BALLOON AND FELL OFF STRUCK HEAD ON THE FLOOR AND HAIR C LIP DUG INTO SCALP LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
MINOR SCALP LACERATION: KICKING A BALLON AT HOME, FELL, HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE
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: 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: 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: 08/03/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PAIN IN THE HEAD AFTER BOUNCING ON A BALLON AND HITTING HEAD ON CONCRET E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
BALLOON POPPED AND SCARED PATIENT AT HOME, FELL TO FLOOR AND HIT HEAD, HAD FULL BODY SEIZURE, HAD FEVER EARLIER; HEAD CONTUSION, SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
SCALP LACERATION, HIT WITH WEIGHT BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
HEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/BALLOONS, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT THE STORE, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, EYES EOMI, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balloons
PT TRIPPED OVER BALLON FELL BACK ONTO HEAD CRIED AND VOMITED X 7 NOW C/O OF ABD PAIN. DX CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
TRYING TO STAND ON BALLON - FELL OFF BRICK STEP, LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
SCALP CT-FELL-AT HOME-TRYING TO GET A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PATIENT CHASING A BALLOON AT HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEA D; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balloons
PT @ BALLON CASTLE WAS ACCIDENTLY KICKED IN HEAD WHILE JUMPING AND PLAYING W/ BALLONS. DX CONCUSSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BALLOONS AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON WALL OR A TABLE; SCA LP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2001	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Kites or kite string
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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