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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 58
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT PLYING AND WAS HIT IN EYE AND NOSE WITH A WATER BALLOON DX CHIT AND ORBITAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| HIT BY WATER BALLON FIRED FROM SLINGSHOT DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS,JUMPED OVER BUSHES AND FELL HITTING HEAD;UN CONSCIOUS;SKULL FX,EPIDURAL HEMATOMA NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT BLOWING UP BALLOON PASSED OUT HITTING HEAD ON GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT HERE FOR SYNCOPE EPISODE AFTER SUCKING HELUIM FROM A BALLOON,HE PASS ED OUT AND BUMPED HEADS WITH ANOTHER CHILD,HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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