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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 460
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Rope or string |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 5 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND STRUCK SELF LEF T EYE WITH PLASTIC END OF STRING THIS AFTERNOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LT.EYE TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE BLOWING A BALLOON,THE BALLOON POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS HIT IN RT EYE WITH WATER BALLOON DX: SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMMORAGE RT EYE, CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 40 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, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| CONTUSION EYE - 40 YOF STRUCK RIGHT EYE BY A WATER BALLOON THAT HAD BEE N PROPELLED BY A SLING SHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT HAD WATER BALLOON FIGHT, DEVELOPED FILM-LIKE FEELING OVER EYE; EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 14 YOF SEEN FOR RT EYE INJURY AFTER BLOWING UP A LARGE BALLOON THAT SNA PPED BACK STRUCK HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| MOM STATES PATIENT CAME HOME FROM FATHER'S TODAY, STATES SOMEONE THREW A WATER BALLOON IN HIS FACE INJURING HIS EYE, ? INTENT. DX CONJUNCTIVIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND IT POPPED IN HER FACE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| BALLOON BURST & HIT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 55 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, Rope or string |
| 55 Y.O. W FELAME W/CORNEAL ABRASION. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD W/A BALL OON W/STRING ATTACHED & IT FLEW OUT THE WINDOW & STRING RUBBED EYE. E91 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX PERIORBITAL CONTUSION: BALLOON POPPED WHILE BLOWING IT UP, IT HIT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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