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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS JUMPING FOR A BALLOON IN THE PARK AND HEARD A POP INJURING CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT C/O LFT EYE PAIN. A BALLOON POPPED IN PT'S EYE. DX EYE PAIN. CORNEAL ABRASION LFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT C/O OF RASH TO ARMS 20-35 MINUTES AGO WHILE BLOWING UP BALOONS C/O I TICHING. DX: URTICARIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 36 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Balloons |
| STATES SHE WAS SITTING ON TOY BALLON AND DOG RAN UP AND BIT HER DX LT UPPER ARM PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Balloons |
| BLOWING UP A BALLON IT POPPED AND A PIECE HIT HIM IN HIS EYE DX MINOR T RAUMIC SUBCONJUNIVITS HEMMORHAGE TO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND IT POPPED INJURING EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| 40 YOF WAS WITH LATEX ALLERGY BLEW UP A LARGE BALLOON SUFFERED ALLERGI C REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS PLAYING CATCH WITH A BALLOON WHEN SHE JAMMED HER RIGHT THUMB AGA INST HER LEFT HAND. DX: STRAIN THUMB/HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM A BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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