Accidents - Balloons - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,162
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	82
Year 2000:	83
Year 2001:	288
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	102
Year 2005:	235
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	89
Year 2008:	78
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	685
16-25 years old:	122
26-50 years old:	253
50+ years old:	100

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
DX LBP, CONTU, L SH: 23YOF SEVERAL DAYS AGO CHASING NEIGHBOR W/ WATER BALLOON, TRIPP' & FELL. PERSISTENT LS UPPER & LOWER BACK PN SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PLAYING AROUND, PUNCHING BALLOONS WHEN SUDDENLY HER HEART STARTED RACIN G>>TACHYCARDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Balloons
PT GOT DRUNK AND FILLED A TOY BALLON WITH ACETALYNE GAS FOR 7-4 CELEBRA TION AND STATIC ELECTRICITY MADE BALLON CLING TO PT EXPLODED BURNS RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 14 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
HIT IN CHEST BY WATER BALLOON AT DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT WAS HIT IN THE CHEST WITH A PROPELLED WATER BALLOON AND KNOCKED TO T HE GROUND. DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CHILD FELL ONTO CEMENT WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS 4 DAYS AGO. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
CUT CHEST WHEN RAN INTO TREE WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
CHEST WALL CT-HIT W/A WATER BALLOON SHOT FROM SLINGSHOT AT APPROX 100 Y DS-@ A PARK
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: 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: 11/22/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
L CP AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS, +SOB DX: ACUTE CP, STABLE ANGINA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT C/O CHEST PAIN. PT HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE BLOWING UP A BALLOON. DX CHE ST PAIN ACUTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 26 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
ALLERGIC REACTION: LATEX: RIDING SOME BALLONS TODAY, BEGAN HAVING SLIGHT CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH, TYPICAL REACTION TO LATEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
PT AT HOME BLOWING UP SMALL BALLOONS PAIN THROAT CHEST AREA DXSPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
RASH ON CHEST/BACK AFTER PLAYING W/WATER BALLOONS DX: HIVES, PROBABLE LATEX ALLERGY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT WAS HIT WITH WATER BALLOON ON CHEST DX:RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION: STRUCK IN CHEST WITH WATER BALLON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
ATTEMPTING TO KICK A BALLOON AND FELL FLAT ON BACK R BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
SOB, CHEST PAIN AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.