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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 35 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 |
| C/O EYE PAIN AND SWELLING, BLOWING UP BALLOON, POPPED IN EYE, DX; EYE CONTUSION/, PT LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN STRUCK IN EYE BY BALLOON THAT BURST AS SHE WAS BL OWING IT UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 44 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: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS RUNNING TO CATCH A BALLOON AND FELL. DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| STRUCK WITH WATER BALLOON AND FELL 3 WEEKS PRIOR MCL SPRAIN OF KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| RAN OVER A BALLOON AT BD PARTY, TRIPPED OVER A CURB&FELL " FOOT SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons, Stairs or steps |
| PT SLIPPED ON BALLOON THAT WAS ON STAIRS, TWISTED FOOT, FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YOM BALLOON POPPED HITTING EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUTTING A RIBBON ON A BALLOON WITH A RAZOR BLADE AND SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO RIGHT FOURTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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