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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 465
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT BLEW UP BALLOON AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, POPPED IN EYE LAST NIGHT, EY E PAIN/BURNING SINCE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Other plastic products |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON THAT WAS IN A PLASTIC HOLDER & MAY HAVE POKED HIS LT. EYE, EYE RED. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT C/O LFT EYE PAIN. A BALLOON POPPED IN PT'S EYE. DX EYE PAIN. CORNEAL ABRASION LFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| CORNEAL ABRASION L&R EYEBALLS, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A BURST BALLOON, C/O SWELLING EYELIDS, PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT SUST CORNEAL ABRASION BALLOON POPPED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 27 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Balloons |
| BLOWING UP A BALLON IT POPPED AND A PIECE HIT HIM IN HIS EYE DX MINOR T RAUMIC SUBCONJUNIVITS HEMMORHAGE TO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 33 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS BLOWING UP A BALLON AND IT BROKE AND INJURED PT'S EYE'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT IN EYE W/A WATER BALLOON-FORCING HER HAIR & HAIRGEL INTO HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 6 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, Other plastic products |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC STICK YOU PUT BALLOONS ON AT HOME; CO RNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| WATER BALLOON VS.EYEBALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND IT POPPED INJURING EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 10 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, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| CORNEAL AB-STRUCK W/A WATER BALLOON THAT WAS LAUNCHED FROM A SLING SHOT -@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons, Other toys |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH BOUNCY BALL INSIDE A BALLOON AT SCHOOL; EYE HYP HEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT. WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON, TRYING TO SEE WHO COULD MAKE THE BIGGEST, WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. HAZY VISION. DX: EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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