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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 930
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| 9 Y/O M RASH AFTER PLAYING WITH LATEX BALLOONS ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT JUMPED TO GRAB A BALLOON, TWISTED ANKLE, OCCURED AT HOME, DX ANKLE I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 13 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, Furniture |
| 13 YO M WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AT HOME TOSSING IT AROUND WHEN HE HI T HIS THUMB ON FURNITURE DX: FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT HURT LEG ON SATURDAY WHILE ON JUMPING BALLOON, WALKING WITH A LIMP. DX-LEG CONTUSION/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| HAND/ WRIST SPRAIN-JUMPED UP FOR A BALLOON-FELL FORWARD ONTO HAND/ ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS PLAYING AT A PARTY WHEN THE KIDS WERE THROWING WATER BALLONS AT EACH OTHER SLIPPED ON WET PAVEMENT STRUCK HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLAYING AROUND, PUNCHING BALLOONS WHEN SUDDENLY HER HEART STARTED RACIN G>>TACHYCARDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS STOMPING ON BALLONS AND SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT IN A WATER BALLOON FIGHT & FELL INJURING (L) ARM DX;# FX (L) WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| ELBOW CT-FELL WHEN HIT W/A WATER BALLOON-@ CHURCH CAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| HIT IN RT EYE W/WATER BALLOON THAT WAS VERY HARD; EYE RED/SWOLLEN,BLURR ED VISION. DX: OD CORNEAL ABRASION 4.5MIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | 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: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS AT HOME, SWALLOWED A BALLON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| SOB AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS DX: HYPERVENTILATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE L EYE WITH A DEFLATED BALLOON THAT ANOTHER CHILD W AS SNAPPING. ACCID LOST THEIR GRIP. TEARING, REDNESS. DX L CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | 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 |
| DX CHI: RAN INTO TREE W HEAD PLAY'G W WATERBALLOONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLAYING WATER BALLOONS AND SKIPPED ON WET CONCRETE HITTING FOREHEAD DX - SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| SWALLOWED PART OF A TOY BALLOON. DX-FOREIGN BODY THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLAYING WITH A LATEX BALLOON HAS RED RASH AROUND MOUTH DX- ALLERGY TO LATEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WALKING DOWN STREET WHEN CAR FULL OF ADULTS THREW FROZEN WATER BALLO ON HITTING PTS HEAD, NO LOC BUT ACTING SLOW; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| SUCKED HELIUM FROM BALLOON AND PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| DX FX CLAVICLE SHAFT: C/O CLAVICLE PN X 2HRS AFTER BEING TACKLED BY FRIEND W PLAY'G W WATER BALLOONS; H/O CLAVICULAR FX 6MOS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT PUT A BALLOON INTO EAR AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| TRYING TO CATCH WATER BALLOON, FINGER BENT BACK/ FX RT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| LEFT INDEX FINGER JAMMED ONTO ANOTHER HAND WHILE REACHING FOR A HELIUM BALLOON. DX FRACTURE 2ND DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND GOT A RASH ON FACE. DX ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS @ A BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS EXPOSED TO A LATEX BALLOON NOW WITH RASH TO BODY. DX ALLERGIC REACTION RASH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| CHEWING ON BALLOON AND SWALLOWED ;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials |
| 4 DAYS AGO, REACHING UP FOR A BALLOON WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER&FELL B ACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, NO LOC, C/O H/A&NAUSEA>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons, First aid equipment |
| PT WAS MESSING AROUND WITH A BALLOON WHEN IT BROKE, PT PUSHED A PIECE O F THE BALLOON IN EAR, TRIED TO GET IT OUT WITH *** DX: FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS KICKING A BALLOON & BEND BIG TOE BACKWARDS DX; FRACTURED RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons, Clothing accessories |
| CLASSMATES BLOWING UP LATEX BALLOONS OR GLOVES & LETTING THEM FLY THROU GH THE AIR, NOW W/HIVES & SHORTNESS OF BREATH; ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUCKING HELIUM FROM BALLOON, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HEAD ON WALL, FELL TO FLOOR & HAD SEIZURE; HELIUM INHALATION/HYPOXIA, SEIZURE, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 6 YOF WAS ATTEMPTING TO KICK A BALLOON AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LEFT ELB OW SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A BALLOON. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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