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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| "SOMETHING IN MY THROAT"BLOWING BALLOONS UP LAST PM,ONE BURST.THINKS HE INHALED THE END OF BALLOON.DX POSS BALLOON PARTICLE SWALLOWED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SWALLOWED A BALOON FULL OF PILLS, SMUGGLING ACROSS BORDER, POLICE CA UGHT HER, FB INGESTION, |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/24/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/1998 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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