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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| DX LEFT EYE CONTUSION: HIT IN EYE WITH WATER BALLON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT AT HOME WITH HER SON SHE JUMPED IN THE AIR TO CATCH HIS BALLOON AND CAME DOWN AWKWARDLY ONTO RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| HIDING UNDER BALLONS INJURED SHOULDER RIGHT SHOULDER DISLOCATION RELOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 24 YO MALE PUNCHED A METAL BALLOON THINKING IT WAS A REGULAR BALLOON FRACTURE LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| BLOWING UP BALLONS FOR BIRTHDAY PARTY NOW ITCHING ALL OVER FACE SWELLIN G DX ALERGIC REACTION TO LATEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS STRUCK IN EYE WITH A WATER BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| HIP PAIN-SINCE JUMPING TO CATCH A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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