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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 180
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS POPPING BALLOONS, FRACTURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| 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 |
| 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: 01/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| SPRAIN LEFT THUMB-HURT THUMB WHEN SLAMMMED A BALLOON TOGETHER LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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