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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| 14 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER, THEY WERE TRYING TO HIT A BALLOON, WENT FOR IT AT THE SAME TIME, BROTHER HIT HIS FINGER. DX-FINGER DISLOCA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS @ BUS STOP JUMPING UP AND DOWN TYRING TO GET A BALLOON THEN FELL TO THE GROUND INJURED PINKY FINGER. DX CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 23 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON TONIGHT AND INJURED HER LEFT THUMB AV ULSING PART OF THE NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS SWINGING AT BALLOON & COLLIDED W/ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL, HIT R HAND ON WALL, PAIN & SWELLING IN R THUMB; FRACTURE OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS POPPING BALLOONS, FRACTURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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