Accidents - Balloons - Years 1997-2010 - Mouth

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 932
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	156
Year 1998:	24
Year 1999:	169
Year 2000:	106
Year 2001:	44
Year 2002:	53
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	11
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	21
Year 2010:	99

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	476
6-15 years old:	302
16-25 years old:	81
26-50 years old:	71

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2010	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons
6 YO F BITING A BALOON INJURED HER TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
ALLERGIC REACTION(DERMATITI)50YF.PT.REFERS WHILE BLOWING UP BIRTHDAY BA LLOON BEGAN ANGIOEDEMA ON LIPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons
2YOF HIT SELF IN MOUTH WITH METAL WEIGHT ON END OF A BALLOON, TEETH FXS W/PULP EXPOSED; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
4 YOF PRESENT TO ER A FALL WHILE TRYING TO CATCH A BALLON SUSTAINING LI P CUT WHILE HITTING THE TABLE- DX- LACERATION MOUTH (LIP)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PLAYING WITH A LATEX BALLOON HAS RED RASH AROUND MOUTH DX- ALLERGY TO LATEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Tables
PATIENT PLAYING WITH A BALLOON, FELL HITTING CHIN ON PLAY TABLE, BIT TH ROUGH BOTTOM LIP; LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT INHALED HELIUM OUT OF BALLOON BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND PASSED OUT H AS ABRA TO (L) UPPER LIP DX- ABRA SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
LACERATION TO LIP/DENTAL INJURY - HIT IN MOUTH BY SISTER WITH WEIGHT ON BOTTOM OF A BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons
LOOSE TOOTH-PLAYING WITH A BALLOON-HIT HEAD ON IT-TOOTH LOOSE
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: 08/13/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons, Tables
PT WAS SUCKING ON HELIUM FROM BALLOON, PASSED OUT & HIT FACE ON TABLE HITTING MOUTH, 3 TEETH FELL OUT. DX: DENTAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT PLAYING WITH BALLOON STICK IN MOUTH WITH UPPER PALATE ABRASION
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: 08/27/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT PLAYING WITH LATEX BALLOON NOW HAS SWOLLEN LIPS, ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SUSTAINED INJURY TO MOUTH AFTER CHASING A BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Other containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2000	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: Dental Injury
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2000	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Radiators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1999	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1999	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1998	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: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/1997	Age: 5 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1997	Age: 20 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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