Accidents - Balloons - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,148
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	594
6-15 years old:	1,096
16-25 years old:	130
26-50 years old:	266
50+ years old:	60

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	471	Face:	468
Internal:	452	Finger:	152
Head:	144	All Of Body:	80
Ear:	74	Lower Trunk:	67
Upper Arm:	67	Mouth:	53
Hand:	30	Knee:	15
Pubic Region:	15	Upper Trunk:	15
Elbow:	15	Lower Arm:	11
Neck:	11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HAD HEART PALPITATIONS AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS YESTERDAY; PAL PITATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
"SOMETHING IN MY THROAT"BLOWING BALLOONS UP LAST PM,ONE BURST.THINKS HE INHALED THE END OF BALLOON.DX POSS BALLOON PARTICLE SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CONTUSED EYE ON BALLOON/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING ON A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
DX:FACIAL CONTUSION. JUMPING FOR BALLOONS ON HARD WOOD FLOOR SLIPPED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PT PUT A BALLOON UP HER RIGHT NOSTRIL TODAY. D: FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT NOSTRIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PT JUMPED TO GRAB A BALLOON AND HIT HEAD ON A BEAM DX: SCALP LAC +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SWALLOWED APPROX. 20 BALLOONS OF COCAINE LAST TUESDAY AND 4 BALLOONS TODAY AS PER JAIL STAFF. D:POSSIBLE COCAINE BALLOON INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CONTUSED EAR WITH BALLOON STICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
CUT FACE WHEN PLAYIGN WITH BALLOON AND HIT TABLE.
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: 09/12/2002	Age: 2 years	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
PT SWOLLOWED PIECE OF BALLON AT PARTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PATIENT BLEW UP A BALLOON, RASH APPEARED ON FACE AFTER; ECZEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY A BALLOON THAT WAS THROWN AT CLOSE DISTANCE WH ILE PLAYING AT SCHOOL. D: ACUTE EYE PAIN LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT PLAYING WITH LATEX BALLOON NOW HAS SWOLLEN LIPS, ALLERGIC REACTION
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: 08/18/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PATIENT HAVING BREATHING DIFFICULTY LAST 3 DAYS, HAD PIERCED WATER BALL OON, FOUND IN MOUTH, SWALLOWED SILICONE PAINT 2 DAYS AGO IN BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
CHILD CHEWING ON SMALL UNBLOWN BALLOON WHEN HE SWALLOWED IT. NO DISTRESS. D: INGESTED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Balloons
PATIENT BITTEN ON ARM, WRIST AND HAND WHEN DAD'S DOG THOUGHT HE HAD A B ALL, PT. HAD A BALLOON IN HIS HAND; BITE WOUNDS TO FOREARM, WRIST, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Scissors
CUT FOREARM WHEN POPPING BALLOON WITH SCISSORS
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: 07/29/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
PT PLYING AND WAS HIT IN EYE AND NOSE WITH A WATER BALLOON DX CHIT AND ORBITAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A WATER BALLOON LAUNCHED FROM A GIANT SLINGSHOT. DX BLUNT TRAUMA OF RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PT INTO ED WITH POLICE, HAD A BALLON IN VAGINA FILLED WITH COCAINE, FB VAGINA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/11/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Rope or string
CHILD SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EYELID FROM STRING ON BALLOON. D:EYELID LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYEBALL, PT STRUCK WITH A BALLOON FULL OF WATER AT THE PARK, C/O PAIN & SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
HIT BY WATER BALLON FIRED FROM SLINGSHOT DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
HIT IN EYE W/ WATER BALOON. STATES BLURRED VISION. DX; LT EYE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS C6 NECK FX, HIT ON BACK OF NECK BY WATER BALLOON LAST NIGHT, HAVING NECK PAIN; NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
HIT BY WATER BALLOON THROWN BY ANOTHER CHILD/ CONTUSION ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTION OF FB, PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON AT HOME, NO SOB OR PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON WHILE PLAYING.DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Balloons
C/O OF HAND WAS RUN OVER BY LARGE PLASTIC/RUBBER BALLOON AT PARK, DX HA ND EXAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PLAYING WITH INFLATABLE LARGE BALLON AND FELL. WAS AT FATHERS COMPANYPI CNIC. SPRAIN TO LT SHOULDER/LT ARM. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT'S GRANDMOTHER STATES CHILD WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE BEGAN TO SWELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED TIP OF BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS CHASING A BALLOON AND RAN INTO BASE OF SOFA AT FULL STEAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS,JUMPED OVER BUSHES AND FELL HITTING HEAD;UN CONSCIOUS;SKULL FX,EPIDURAL HEMATOMA NOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT BLOWING UP BALLOON PASSED OUT HITTING HEAD ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PT WENT TO GET BALLOON COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CHILD WITH RT EYEBROW INJU RY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO MOUTH AFTER CHASING A BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
NASAL LAC-"STEPPING UP TO REACH A BALLOON"-HIT *** SHELF W/ NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
L CORNEAL ABRAS; HIT IN EYE BY WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
COUSIN GAVE THE PT. A RUBBER BALLOON; MOM SAW CHILD PUT BALLOON INHER MOUTH, GAGGING & COUGHING. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balloons
DISLOCATION L RING FINGER - BENT FINGER BACKWARDS IN A WATER BALLOON FI GHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
STICK FROM BALOON BROKE AND STICK BROKE AND POKED EYE. D: CORNEAL ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 7 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
SWALLOWED PART OF BALLOON/SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons, Beds
PATIENT'S BROTHER HAD A BALLOON, BALLOON POPPED AND PT. MAY HAVE INGEST ED A PIECE,PUT TO BED, WOKE WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, SENT TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A BALOON FULL OF PILLS, SMUGGLING ACROSS BORDER, POLICE CA UGHT HER, FB INGESTION,
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT HAD A WATER BALLOON TOSSED AT HER EXPLODING AFTER STRIKING LEFT EYEA BRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
PT HERE FOR SYNCOPE EPISODE AFTER SUCKING HELUIM FROM A BALLOON,HE PASS ED OUT AND BUMPED HEADS WITH ANOTHER CHILD,HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
OLDER KID PLAYING WITH BALLOON, PT STRUCK IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
BALLOON POPPED IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Christmas tree stands or supports
WHILE CHASING BALLOON SWUNG ARMS AND HIT HAND ON X-MAS TREE STAND THAT WAS HANGING ON WALL DX 5TH DIGIT LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
FACE LACERATION - WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND JUMPED UP AND ON COMIN G DOWN HIT LEFT EYE AREA ON CORNER OF TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BALLOONS SHE WAS PLAYING WITH IN KITCHEN AT HOME, FELL AND STRUCK HER FOREHEAD ON A BRICK WALL. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT. BIT INTO A PLASTIC VS GLASS BALLOON; GAGGING DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
STRAINED NECK WHEN JUMPING ON BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
WAS PLAYING WITH BALLOON AND POPPED NEXT TO LT EAR, C/O PAIN. DIAG WAS LEFT EAR PAIN. DO NT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Balloons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHURCH FUNCTION BLIND FOLDED AND SEARCHING FOR BALLOONS HIT HEAD ON BOO KSHELF DX MINOR HEAD INJURY FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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, Hot tubs or home spas
MAY HAVE SWALLOWED RUBBER BALLOON THAT WAS FLOATING IN *** HE WAS SWIMM ING IN. DX IMPENDING UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT SCRATCHED BY BALOON WEIGHT AT FRIENDS, EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
SOB, CHEST PAIN AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
AIR BLEW BALLOONS INTO FACE TODAY WHILE DRIVING, NOW FLOAGTERS AND PHOT OPHOBIA. VITREOUS SYNERESIS WITH PHOTOPHOBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 23 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
23 YOM BALLOON POPPED IN FACE PIECE OF BALLOON STRUCK EYE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT. WAS PLAYING WITH BALLOONS AND JAMMED FINGER. DX: SPRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HANDLED LATEX BALLOON, NOW WITH RASH ON FACE AND HANDS; ALLERGI C REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
ASPIRATED FLOUR FROM FLOUR FILLED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balloons
ELBOW DISLOCATION- PT. WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON WITH HIS SISTER AND BEGAN TO COMPLAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 8 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
8-YOM SWALLOWED A BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
LT CHEEK AB-@ THE BAR-@ MIDNIGHT THE BAR DROPPED BALLOONS & CONFET TI-SOMETHING "EXPLODED" & HIT HER CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
SPRAIN LEFT THUMB-HURT THUMB WHEN SLAMMMED A BALLOON TOGETHER LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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