Accidents - Balloons - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,992
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	813
6-15 years old:	528
16-25 years old:	132
26-50 years old:	430
50+ years old:	88

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	467	Internal:	343
Face:	293	Ear:	130
Upper Trunk:	102	Wrist:	102
Foot:	102	All Of Body:	73
Knee:	71	Head:	64
Shoulder:	59	Mouth:	59
Hand:	45	Finger:	30
Lower Arm:	15	Ankle:	15
Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 15 months	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 STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A BALLOON. DX EYE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Rope or string
PT WAS SWINGING HELLIUM BALLOONS WHEN WEIGHT ON STRING HIT FOREHEAD, LA CERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
PT INHALED HELIUM FROM A BALLOON AND PASSED OUT. DX: SYNCOPE, HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
BALLOON POPPED IN PT'S MOUTH. DX: FB SENSATION THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 35 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
C/O EYE PAIN AND SWELLING, BLOWING UP BALLOON, POPPED IN EYE, DX; EYE CONTUSION/, PT LEFT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/15/2006	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
@ PARTY & BALLOON POPPED NEAR EAR, C/O EAR PAIN, OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
EAR LAC-TRIPPED ON BALLOONS-FELL-HIT A TABLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2006	Age: 50 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
CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN STRUCK IN EYE BY BALLOON THAT BURST AS SHE WAS BL OWING IT UP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT WAS RUNNING TO CATCH A BALLOON AND FELL. DX: CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED SMALL WATER BALLOONS YESTERDAY. VOMITED SEVERAL TIMES (BALLOO NS) SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON FB INGEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 12 months	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
SWALLOW BALLOON
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons, Stairs or steps
SPRAIN LEFT FOOT - TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON WHEN GOING UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PUT BALLOON IN RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 11 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
BLOWING UP BALLOON AND IT POPPED IN FACE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HAD PIECE OF BALLOON IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT WAS HIT IN HAND WHILE BLOCKING WATER BALLOON. DX: L HAND/WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT CUT WRIST WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOON AND HAND WENT THROUGH WINDOW PANE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT SUS CONT TO WRIST PLAYING WITH BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
STRUCK WITH WATER BALLOON AND FELL 3 WEEKS PRIOR MCL SPRAIN OF KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 2 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 BURST INTO EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
RAN OVER A BALLOON AT BD PARTY, TRIPPED OVER A CURB&FELL " FOOT SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PT STUCK PIECE OF BALLOON UP NOSE WHILE WATCHING TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, Swimming
PT SWIMMING ALOT AND PLAYING WITH WATER GUNS AND WATER BALLOONS COMPLAI NING OF PAIN IN LEFT EAR OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 9 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 WATER BALLOON WHILE BLOWING IT UP. DX SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	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: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
POSSIBLE F.B. NARES - STUCK PIECE OF BALLOON UP NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
LACERATION HEAD - 9 HIT HEAD AGAINST WALL WHILE PLAYING WATER BALLOONS AT CAMP, LACERATION TO HEAD, NO LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
BALLOON POPPED IN FACE, ABRASION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons, Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED ON BALLOON THAT WAS ON STAIRS, TWISTED FOOT, FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PLAYING C A BALLOON, TRIPPED OVER A STRING&FELL HITTING EYEBROW " LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT INGESTED A BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
HIT IN EYE WITH WATER BALLOON CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE TOE - 8 YOM WAS KICKING A BALLOON WHEN ACCIDENTALLY KICKED THE FLOOR INJURING RIGHT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
HIT WITH A WATER BALLOON WHILE PLAYING DX: FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 8 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
PT HAD A BALLOON POP IN EYE.DX EYE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM GROCERY STORE, PT. SWALLOWED A SMALL BALLOON. DX SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 23 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
PATIENT SWALLOWED A BALLON. DX-INGESTED FOREIGN BODY ACCIDENTALLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT TWISTED AND INJ RT SHOULDER WHILE THROWING WATER BALOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
SPRAIN FOOT - 13 YOM FELL PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AND TOY WATER FILLED BAL LOONS INJURING LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PT WAS HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT WITH FRIENDS, & SLIPPED ON WATER, HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST FRIEND'S HEAD. DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
C/O PT STATES INJURED WRIST DOING A BALLOON FIGHT DX LT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
CHILD HAD RIBBON OF BALLOON IN MOUTH AND SISTER PULLED BALLOOON. D: LIP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 12 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. WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A WATER BALLOON DIAGNOSIS; CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
CUT HEAD,FELL WITH BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
SOB COUGHING AFTER BALLOON BROUGHT INTO HOUSE FOR MOTHER'S DAY DX ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 44 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
44 YOM BALLOON POPPED HITTING EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Eyeglasses
CATCHING A BALLOON WITH COUSIN AND COUSIN RAN IN FRONT OF HIM AND LACER ATED HIS EYEBROW WITH COUSINS GLASSES LACERATION EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Balloons, Knives
POPPING BALLOON BY CLEAN KNIFE, HIT A FINGER " FINGER PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
INJ HAND DURING WATER BALLON FIGHT " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PERFORATION R EAR TYMP/21YOF HIT IN R EAR WITH A RUBBER BALLOON FULL OF WATER AT SCHOOL ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO. EAR RINGING, THEN BLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT CUTTING A RIBBON ON A BALLOON WITH A RAZOR BLADE AND SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO RIGHT FOURTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	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
PT AT HOME, SWALLOWED A POPPED BALLOON, PT COUGHING & GAGGING FOR 10 MINUTES. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY, BALLOON FRAGMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 5 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
HIT IN EYE BY A BALLOON BEING INFLATED BY HIS SISTER CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Doorsills or frames
PATIENT REACHING UP FOR A BALLOON AND FELL LANDING ON DOOR FRAME HEAD F IRST AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT FELL ON A LARGE BALLOON AND LANDED ON LT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
PT TRIPPED & FELL ON CONCRETE BLOCK WHILE CHASING A BALLOON IN THE PARKING LOT- ABRASIONS TO FOREHEAD , KNEE & PALM. DX: CHI, ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR A BALLOON IN SCHOOL AND LANDED ON HER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
LEFT EAR PAIN PIECE OF BALLOON IN EAR. FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
BALLON POPPED IN MOUTH, SWALLOWED/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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