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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS HIT IN HAND WHILE BLOCKING WATER BALLOON. DX: L HAND/WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED A BALLON. DX-INGESTED FOREIGN BODY ACCIDENTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| INJ HAND DURING WATER BALLON FIGHT " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PERFORATION R EAR TYMP/21YOF HIT IN R EAR WITH A RUBBER BALLOON FULL OF WATER AT SCHOOL ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO. EAR RINGING, THEN BLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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