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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| 16 Y/O M INJURED HEAD WHEN STOOD UP TO FAST AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS, PASSED OUT, FELL HITTING TABLE AT HOME. DX; CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT STUBBED TOE DURING WATER BALLOON FIGHT. DX: L GREAT TOE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 23 years | 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 |
| LT CORNEAL AB-HIT IN EYE W/A WATER BALLOON-FORCING HER HAIR & HAIRGEL INTO HER EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| 17 YOM WAS AT CAMP AND JUMPED ON "BALLOON". FELL LANDING ON L SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT AT CARNAVAL AND HOLDNG BALLOON AND IT GOT AWAY AND TRIED TO GRAB IT AND HEARD POPPING SOUND IN NECK C/O NECK PAIN NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT INVOLVED IN A WATER BALLOON FIGHT AND FELL OVER A RAILROAD TIE. DX R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT. WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON, TRYING TO SEE WHO COULD MAKE THE BIGGEST, WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE. HAZY VISION. DX: EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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