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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 808
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT BLEW UP BALLOON AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, POPPED IN EYE LAST NIGHT, EY E PAIN/BURNING SINCE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT HIT LT TEMPORAL AREA W/ A BALLOON WEIGHT - APPROX 21LBS - HE ALSO B UMPED HEADS W/ ANOTHER CHILD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY IN A WATER BALLOON FIGHT HE WAS RUNNING TO AVOID A WATER BALLON AND FELL STRAINED LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT JAMMED FINGER PLAYING W/BALLOON. DX: R FIFTH FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 6 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 |
| SWALLOWED A BALLOON DX: D/C AND WARNED TO RETURN IF TROUBLE BREATHING COUGHING VISIT APPEARED STABLE AT D/C |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | Age: 10 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 SUST CORNEAL ABRASION BALLOON POPPED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons, Chemicals |
| PT WALKING TO CAR AND INHALED THE HELIUM OUT OF A BALLOON, PASSED OUT,D OESN'T REMEMBER FALLING;SYNCOPE SECONDARY TO INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| FX PROXIMAL HUMERUS, FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FT AT CHURCH "FALL KICK-OFF" CLIMBING ON A BALLOON JUMP TOY, LANDED ON BENT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT HIT WITH WATER BALLOON;FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE THROWING WATER BALLOONS AT HOME. DX: CONTUSOIN ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| SLIPPED, FELL & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE PLAYING W/ WATER BALLOONS. FX RT TI BIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| TESTICULAR TORSION-HIT W/A WATER BALLOON IN THE GROIN AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| INGESTED A BALLOON ADMITTED TO OR TO REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 BALLON AND IT BROKE AND INJURED PT'S EYE'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| @ *** SUCKING HELIUM OUT OF A BALLON TO TALK FUNNY DXPASSED OUT FROM HELIUM INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 6 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, Other plastic products |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC STICK YOU PUT BALLOONS ON AT HOME; CO RNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| CHILD SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO WET GRASS AFTER WATER BALLOON FIGHT AT CAMP . D: SHOULDER SPRAIN, ELBOW/FOREARM CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| GOT TANGLED UP IN SOME BALLOONS AND FELL AT HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP--ORAL TR AUMA AND SWOLLEN LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUCKED HELIUM OUT OF A BALLOON PASSED OUT FACE DOOWN, INGESTION/AP NEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WATER BALLOON VS.EYEBALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 10 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, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| CORNEAL AB-STRUCK W/A WATER BALLOON THAT WAS LAUNCHED FROM A SLING SHOT -@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| EARDRUM INJURY-HIT IN EAR W/A WATER BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| SWALLOWED BALLOON DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF HELIUM BALLOON @LUNCH @SCHOOL TODAY, FB/INGESTI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIETN WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EAR WITH A WATER BALLOON. DX-TRAUMA LEFT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons, Other toys |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH BOUNCY BALL INSIDE A BALLOON AT SCHOOL; EYE HYP HEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| LACERATION EYEBROW - 10 YOM RAN INTO ANOTHER CHILD AT THE PARK WHILE PL AYING WITH BALLOONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT JUMPING UP/DOWN WHILE VISITING WITH SIBS NOW C/O NECK PN, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT STATES HE FELT HE HAD A PIECE OF WATER BALOON STUCK IN THROAT - LATE R SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WENT DOWN. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Soccer |
| PT. WAS PLAYING "BALLOON SOCCER"AT CHURCH AND GOT HIS FINGER HURT. DX: CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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