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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,230
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 44YO WHITE MALE PUNCHED A BALLOON AWAY FROM FACE & THUMBNAIL HIT R EYE, DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 30 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 HAD "BALLOON" POP IN (R) EYE, HAS BLURED VISION DX;# (R) EYE CORN EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT RECEIVED ALLERGIC REACTION WITH SWELLING TO EYE WHEN USED LATEX BALLOONS TO DECORATE FLOAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| BALLOON POPPED IN RT EYE WHILE BLOWING IT UP/ RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| ACUTE IRITIS 42 YO IRRITATED EYE WHEN BALLOON POPPED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| BALLOON POPPED AND INJURED EYE. DX- CORNEAL ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 43 YO FEMALE HAS ITCHY EYES AFTER BLOWING UP LATEX BALLOON ALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 26 YO FEMALE BLEW UP BALLOON AND IT POPPED IN EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 41 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 |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND IT BURST ABD STRU CK EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 01/16/2005 | Age: 39 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 |
| BLOWING UP BALLOON, IT POPPED CORNEAL ABRASION |
| 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| LT.EYE TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE BLOWING A BALLOON,THE BALLOON POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 40 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, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| CONTUSION EYE - 40 YOF STRUCK RIGHT EYE BY A WATER BALLOON THAT HAD BEE N PROPELLED BY A SLING SHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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 BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND IT POPPED IN HER FACE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2000 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/1999 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1999 | Age: 33 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, Cabinet or door hardware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/1997 | Age: 32 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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