Accidents - Balloons - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,634
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	950
6-15 years old:	808
16-25 years old:	312
26-50 years old:	472
50+ years old:	90

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	465	Internal:	408
Face:	367	Elbow:	178
Finger:	169	Lower Leg:	151
Head:	148	Shoulder:	146
All Of Body:	106	Toe:	99
Upper Arm:	85	Neck:	71
Lower Arm:	69	Ankle:	69
Ear:	33	Knee:	22
Mouth:	17	Pubic Region:	15
Upper Leg:	6

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: 12/14/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balloons, Tables
16 Y/O M INJURED HEAD WHEN STOOD UP TO FAST AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS, PASSED OUT, FELL HITTING TABLE AT HOME. DX; CONCUSSION.
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: 12/11/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT WAS JUMPING FOR A BALLOON IN THE PARK AND HEARD A POP INJURING CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PATIENT BUMPED LEG WHEN PLAYING WITH BALLOON AT HOME LAST NIGHT, GOT UP THIS MORNING AND CAN'T WALK ON LEG; KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT WAS SITTING ON A BALLOON WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LEFT ELBOW STR AINED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND FELL AND HIT FACE ON A TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
LOWER LEG CONTUSION, STEPPED ON A BALLOON AND FELL
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: 11/04/2004	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons, Rugs or carpets
PT. SLIPPED ON A *** BALLOON & FELL ON HIS RT. SIDE ON CARPETED FLOORNO W NOT MOVING RT. LEG. DX: FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
PT HIT LT TEMPORAL AREA W/ A BALLOON WEIGHT - APPROX 21LBS - HE ALSO B UMPED HEADS W/ ANOTHER CHILD
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: 10/21/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
CHILD BIT INTO WATER BALLOON AND IT BURST AND CHILD SWALLOWED A PIECE AND CHOKED AT FIRST, THEN GOT ALRIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY IN A WATER BALLOON FIGHT HE WAS RUNNING TO AVOID A WATER BALLON AND FELL STRAINED LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
SCALP LACERATION, HIT WITH WEIGHT BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT C/O OF RASH TO ARMS 20-35 MINUTES AGO WHILE BLOWING UP BALOONS C/O I TICHING. DX: URTICARIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT JAMMED FINGER PLAYING W/BALLOON. DX: R FIFTH FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
SWALLOWED A BALLOON DX: D/C AND WARNED TO RETURN IF TROUBLE BREATHING COUGHING VISIT APPEARED STABLE AT D/C
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: 09/30/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT STUBBED TOE DURING WATER BALLOON FIGHT. DX: L GREAT TOE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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, Chairs
FOREHEAD LAC-TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON-FELL-HIT A CHAIR LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
FELL CHASING A BALLOON CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons, Chemicals
PT WALKING TO CAR AND INHALED THE HELIUM OUT OF A BALLOON, PASSED OUT,D OESN'T REMEMBER FALLING;SYNCOPE SECONDARY TO INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons, Tables
FRACTURE SHOULDER, ELBOW - 66 YOF WAS GRABBING AT A BALLOON AND LOST HE R BALANCE AND FELL HITTING A TABLE, FRACTURES TO R SHOULDER AND ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Balloons
STATES SHE WAS SITTING ON TOY BALLON AND DOG RAN UP AND BIT HER DX LT UPPER ARM PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PLAYING OUTSIDE BLOWING UP BALLOONS, C/O POSS ALLERGIC REACTION, LEFT W /O TREATMENT,*** GVN; TRIAGE NURSE DOC RASH/FACIAL ALLERGIC RXN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
FX PROXIMAL HUMERUS, FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FT AT CHURCH "FALL KICK-OFF" CLIMBING ON A BALLOON JUMP TOY, LANDED ON BENT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balloons
FELL, JUMPING FOR BALLOON DX. ELBOW DISLOC
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: 08/22/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HIT WITH WATER BALLOON;FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT HAD KNEE PX AFTER STOMPING ON BALLOON. DX: R KNEE PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE THROWING WATER BALLOONS AT HOME. DX: CONTUSOIN ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
SLIPPED, FELL & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE PLAYING W/ WATER BALLOONS. FX RT TI BIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
TESTICULAR TORSION-HIT W/A WATER BALLOON IN THE GROIN AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 8 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
INGESTED A BALLOON ADMITTED TO OR TO REMOVE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 08/01/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
5YOM INSERTED A DEFLATED RED BALLOON INTO HIS RIGHT NARE WITH A HAIR CU RLER - DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT NARE REMOVED
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: 07/29/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balloons
17 YOM WAS AT CAMP AND JUMPED ON "BALLOON". FELL LANDING ON L SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 2 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
2YOM-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION-SWALLOWED A BALOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT AT CARNAVAL AND HOLDNG BALLOON AND IT GOT AWAY AND TRIED TO GRAB IT AND HEARD POPPING SOUND IN NECK C/O NECK PAIN NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
NECK PAIN-@ GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE-FELL WHILE PLAYING W/ BALLOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2004	Age: 10 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
@ *** SUCKING HELIUM OUT OF A BALLON TO TALK FUNNY DXPASSED OUT FROM HELIUM INHALATION
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: 06/26/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
CHILD SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO WET GRASS AFTER WATER BALLOON FIGHT AT CAMP . D: SHOULDER SPRAIN, ELBOW/FOREARM CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	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
SWALLOWED A BALLOON DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons
GOT TANGLED UP IN SOME BALLOONS AND FELL AT HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP--ORAL TR AUMA AND SWOLLEN LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons
PT SUCKED HELIUM OUT OF A BALLOON PASSED OUT FACE DOOWN, INGESTION/AP NEA
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: 05/29/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
EARDRUM INJURY-HIT IN EAR W/A WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
HEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/BALLOONS, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT THE STORE, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, EYES EOMI, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF HELIUM BALLOON @LUNCH @SCHOOL TODAY, FB/INGESTI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSED FACE WHEN TRYING TO GET BALLOON AND FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balloons, Outerwear
PATIENT HOLDING BALLOON WHILE PUTTING COAT ON, HAD ARM PAIN; NURSEMAID' S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PATIETN WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EAR WITH A WATER BALLOON. DX-TRAUMA LEFT EAR.
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: 05/08/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
AMA - SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
FB IN RT NOSTRIL (BALLOON)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
LACERATION EYEBROW - 10 YOM RAN INTO ANOTHER CHILD AT THE PARK WHILE PL AYING WITH BALLOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Nonglass bottles or jars
PT HAD HELIUM BALLON THAT THE STRING WRAPPED AROUND A SALAD DRESSING BO TTLE AND HIT PT IN HEAD DX FOREHEAD CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons
40 YOF WAS WITH LATEX ALLERGY BLEW UP A LARGE BALLOON SUFFERED ALLERGI C REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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 PULLING ON BALLOON CLENCHED BETW. TEETH. PORTION OF BALLOON SNAPP ED INTO THROAT. SORE THROAT. NO BALLOON SEEN IN THROAT. D:SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT INVOLVED IN A WATER BALLOON FIGHT AND FELL OVER A RAILROAD TIE. DX R ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CHILD HAD BALLOON BURST IN FACE. D: CONTUSION, FACE/EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT WAS PLAYING CATCH WITH A BALLOON WHEN SHE JAMMED HER RIGHT THUMB AGA INST HER LEFT HAND. DX: STRAIN THUMB/HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
PT JUMPING UP/DOWN WHILE VISITING WITH SIBS NOW C/O NECK PN, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT STATES HE FELT HE HAD A PIECE OF WATER BALOON STUCK IN THROAT - LATE R SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WENT DOWN. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
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: 03/03/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Balloons
PT TRIPPED OVER BALLON FELL BACK ONTO HEAD CRIED AND VOMITED X 7 NOW C/O OF ABD PAIN. DX CONCUSSION.
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

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
BLOWING UP BALLOONS FOR A PARTY DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Soccer
PT. WAS PLAYING "BALLOON SOCCER"AT CHURCH AND GOT HIS FINGER HURT. DX: CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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