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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 634
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| JUMPED TO CATCH BALLOON AT SCHOOL DANCE PREVIOUS NIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 12 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 AND HIT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| SWALLWOED RUBBER BAND. F/B SWALLOWED WHILE PLAYING W BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 14 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| HIT IN CHEST BY WATER BALLOON AT DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT HIT IN FACE WITH A SAND FILLED BALLOON AT A PARTY DX// FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| KNEE LAC-SLIPPED-FELL ON BRICKS DURING WATER BALLOON FIGHT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 6 YO MALE SWALLOWED PURPLE NON INFLATED BALLOON F/B INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| AT BIRTHDAY PARTY PLAYING WITH LARGE PLASTIC TUBING USED TO BLOW UP BAL LOONS, GOT PLASTIC PIECE IN MOUTH, CHOKED XFEW SECONDS; POSSIBLE FB ING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE CHEST WITH A PROPELLED WATER BALLOON AND KNOCKED TO T HE GROUND. DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WITH INGESTED PART OF BALLOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| WAS CHASING BALLOONS AND RUNNING FELL ONTO (L) KNEE CAUSING LAC TO KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS IN THE BACKYARD FELL ONTO GRAVEL WHILE HAVING A WATER BALLON FIGHT. DX KNEE LACERATION (LEFT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT INHALED HELIUM OUT OF BALLOON BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND PASSED OUT H AS ABRA TO (L) UPPER LIP DX- ABRA SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| LACERATION TO LIP/DENTAL INJURY - HIT IN MOUTH BY SISTER WITH WEIGHT ON BOTTOM OF A BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Trampolines |
| FELL ON TRAMPOLINE WHEN PLAYING WITH BALLOON;DX CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| PUT PART OF BLUE BALLOON INTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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