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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 239
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| 9 Y/O M RASH AFTER PLAYING WITH LATEX BALLOONS ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| SOB AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS DX: HYPERVENTILATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS @ A BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS EXPOSED TO A LATEX BALLOON NOW WITH RASH TO BODY. DX ALLERGIC REACTION RASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| ACUTE ALL.RXN/19YOF EXPOSED TO LATEX BALLOONS 2 DAYS AGO.TAKING *** L.HAS TAKEN ***N&***.RASH GONE, BUT STILL SOB&HAS RUNNY NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons, Clothing accessories |
| CLASSMATES BLOWING UP LATEX BALLOONS OR GLOVES & LETTING THEM FLY THROU GH THE AIR, NOW W/HIVES & SHORTNESS OF BREATH; ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUCKING HELIUM FROM BALLOON, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD ON WALL, FELL TO FLOOR & HAD SEIZURE; HELIUM INHALATION/HYPOXIA, SEIZURE, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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