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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,007
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| 6 YOF SLIPPED ON A BALLOON AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A TABLE CORNER. 1DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8YOF, FIGHTING WITH SISTER OVER TOY BALLOON&BITTEN TO THE FACE >>EYELID LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| 6 YO F BITING A BALOON INJURED HER TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| WRIST SPRAIN-9YOF PLAYING A GAME OF HITTING BALLOONS, WENT TO HIT ONE AND HIT ANOTHER CHILD'S HAND AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials |
| 8YOF-SUPRA CONDYLAR FX-FELL BACKWARDS ONTO GYM FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO S TOMP ON A BALLOON-@ HEALTH CLUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 7 YOF DX FOREIGN BODY IN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM - PT SWALLOWED A SMALL PINK BALLOON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 7 YR M SWALLOWED SMALL BALLOON;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8 YO FEMALE SWALLOWED A MINI WATER BALLOON. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| 6YOM SLIPPED ON A WET PIECE OF A BALLOON AT HOME HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| 11 YO F WITH RASH ON BODY. HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS IN BUSH ES IN PARK. DX: DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| 13YOM SHOULDER DISLOCATION. THROWING WATER BALLOONS WHEN HEARD "POP" IN RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8YOM; PAIN TO EAR AFTER A BALLOON POPPED IN HIS EAR. D; TINNITUS BARO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 7 YR M SWALLOWED BALLOON;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 6YOWF MOM STATES PT WAS TRYING TO BLOW UP BALLOON AND INHALED BALLOON BY ACCIDENT. DX. INGESTED BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 12 YO M WAS RUNNING WITH WATER BALLOON WHEN STUBBED TOE. DX:FX, METATAR SAL, FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons, Chemicals |
| 14 YO F PASSED OUT INHALED HELIUM FROM BALLOON TO MAKE FUNNY NOISESDX HELIUM INHALATION*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10YOM WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON WHEN IT POPPED IN EYE DX:CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 Y/O/F PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AT HOME IT POPPED AND HIT PT IN THE EYE DX/ RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Balloons |
| 15YOM BALLOON ASPIRATION/HEMOPTYSIS SWALLOWED 9 INCH BALLOON WHILE PLAY ING WITH WATER BALLOONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 11YOM SISTER WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON, POPPED IN PT'S EAR, NOW WITH PAI N, DECREASED HEARING, TINNITUS; EAR PAIN, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 9YOM WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON WHEN EAR POPPED C/O L EAR PAIN DX- OTALG IA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| 9YOM, TRIPPED OVER BALLOON AT HOME, R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 11YOF FRACTURE OF RIGHT THUMB - JAMMED THUMB PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS; THUMB AGGRAVATED BY TEXTING ON CELL PHONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| 7YOF TRYING TO POP BALLOONS WITH BACKSIDE IN THE PROCESS INJURED LT WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| ALLERGIC REACTION, CAUSE UNCLEAR: 7YOM @ A PARTY, PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN BLOWING UP A BALLOON, WELTS AROUND EYES, PUFFY, HIVES NECK, ITCHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8YOF W/HX OF LATEX ALLERGY, PT TOUCHED A LATEX BALLOON AT BIRTHDAY PART Y YEST, NOW W/RASH TO FACE, LEGS AND TRUNK; ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons, Pressurized containers |
| 9YOM- WAS SUCKING ON HELIUM THROUGH A BALLOON, SYNCOPE/SEIZURES LOC. DX ACUTE ASPHYXIA HELIUM EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 13 YO MALE WENT TO KICK A BALLOON AND KICKED THE GROUND INSTEAD. DX TO E FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| 9YOF PLAYING WITH BALLOONS AT THE STORE WITH BROTHER BROTHER WENT TO PU NCH A BALLOON SHE WAS HOLDING AND HIT FINGER FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8YOM PT INHALING *** FROM A LARGE FOIL BALLOON AT HOME. CAUSED HIM TO I MMED PASS OUT. BRIEF LOC. ACTING NORMALLY. DX *** INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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