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Accidents - Balloons - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2001:93
Year 2002:68
Year 2004:16
Year 2005:83
Year 2007:166
Year 2008:14
Year 2010:87

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/24/2010Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
48YOF, H/O LATEX ALLERGY, EXPOSED TO BALLOON&IMMEDIATELY DEV. LIP&THROA T SWELLING>>ALL RXN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
32YOF AT THE STORE CAME I CONTACT WITH LATEX BALLOONS IS ALLERGIC TO LA TEX..BECAME SOB ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE BALLOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PT BLEW UP BALLOON FOR SON, C/O OF THROAT CLOSING, ITCHING, ALLERGIC RE ACTION TO LATEX BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2007Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons
FACE SWELLING, HA AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS DX; ALLERGIC RXN TO LATEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons, Chemicals
PT SNIFFING BALLOONS FILLED WITH *** AND DEVCELOPED A SEVERE HADACHE RE SPIRATORY CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PT.STATES WHILE IN STORE SOMEONE WALKED PAST HER WITH A LAYTEX BALLOON & NOW IS HAVING DIFF.BREATHING. DX; ALLERGIC REACTION TO LAYTEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
SUCKING AIR FROM HELIUM BALLOON, SHOWING DAUGHTER THE EFFECTS SYNCOPE, NASAL ABRASION,CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: 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: 10/03/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons
PATIENT SWALLOWED APPROX. 20 BALLOONS OF COCAINE LAST TUESDAY AND 4 BALLOONS TODAY AS PER JAIL STAFF. D:POSSIBLE COCAINE BALLOON INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2001Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2001Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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