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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 225
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN THROWING WATER BALLOONS; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| RUNNING IN YARD AT HOME HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT, TRIPPED, TWISTED ANKLE WHEN SHE FELL ON IT; RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SPRAINED HER ANKLE AS A RESULT OF THROWING WATER BALLOONS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons, Fences or fence posts |
| PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS, JUMPED OVER FENCE INJURING ANKLE. DX; FRA CTURE , ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons, Benches |
| FELL OFF BENCH WHILE TRYING TO CATCH A BALLOON OCCURRED WHILE SKATING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS AND SLIPPED / FELL AND NOW C/O PAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE. D: FRACTURE / SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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