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Accidents - Balloons - Year 2003 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 410
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:260
6-15 years old:149

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/01/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons, Dancing
PATIENT SWALLOWED A BALLOON WHILE DANCING, CLEARING THROAT, NO BREATHIN G DIFFICULTY; BALLOON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
4 Y.O. W MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SWALLOWED SMALL PEICE OF BALLOON. DX; FOREIGN BODY INGESTION OF BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTION BALLOON - 7 YOM SWALLOWED A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
STATES SHE SWALLOWED A BALLON DX INGESTED A BALLON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON TODAY, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HAVING FEELING OF FB IN THROAT, HAD CHEWED ON BALLOON 1-2 WKS A GO, WHOLE PIECE REMOVED; ENLARGED TONSILS/ADENOIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BALLOON WHILE BLOWING IT UP, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SWALLOWED A LATEX BALLOON LAST NIGHT, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
CHOKED ON BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT HAD A BALLOON POP IN HIS MOUTH AND HE SWALLOWED SOME OF IT DX: SWALL OWED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON F B SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
5 YO M SWALLOWED BALLOON AT ***S. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT WAS PLAYING W/BALLOON TOY WHICH BROKE AND WHITE POWDER WAS INGESTED. DX: POWDER INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BALLOON AND STARTED GAGGING. D: FOREIGN BODY I NGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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