Accidents - Balloons - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 394
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	23
Year 1998:	18
Year 2000:	70
Year 2003:	12
Year 2004:	33
Year 2006:	37
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	153
Year 2010:	26

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 04/30/2009	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: 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: 01/18/2008	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

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
POPPED A LARGE BALLOON BY EAR. DX HEARING LOSS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PUT BALLOON IN RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, Swimming
PT SWIMMING ALOT AND PLAYING WITH WATER GUNS AND WATER BALLOONS COMPLAI NING OF PAIN IN LEFT EAR OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
LEFT EAR PAIN PIECE OF BALLOON IN EAR. FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR
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: 05/14/2004	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: 07/29/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PUT BALLOON IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, First aid equipment
BLEEDING FROM EAR - PT PLAYING WITH WATER BALOONS AND ALOT OF WATER GOT INTO EAR; USED A *** IN EAR ALSO. D: TRAUMA TO LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1998	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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