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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 261
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 22YOF BLOWING UP A BALLON AT HOME WHEN IT POPPED A PIECE WENT INTO EYE SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 17YOM IN WATER BALLOON FIGHT W/FRIEND, ACCIDENTALLY KICKED IN FACE,OR P PLAYING PRANK ON FRIEND,TRIED DEPANTSING HIM, KICKED;CONCUSS,DENTAL INJ |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| 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: 06/06/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 19 YR F HIT WITH WATER BALLOON;DX CONTUSED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| 16 YOM INJURED HEAD FROM GETTING HIT WITH WATER BALLOON. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| 20YOM CONJUNCTIVITIS L EYE BALLOON BURST IN FACE 2 DAYS AGO* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 17YOM; PT WITH HX OF MULTIPLE ANOMALIES; PT TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON AN D FELL ONTO ARM. D : CLOSED FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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