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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,830
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	136
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	36
Year 2000:	51
Year 2001:	214
Year 2002:	372
Year 2003:	117
Year 2004:	162
Year 2005:	303
Year 2006:	84
Year 2007:	95
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	49
Year 2010:	127

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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

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: 11/03/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
BALLOON POPPED IN FACE WHILE AT ***DX:INJ TO EYES DX:INJ TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	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: Other
Product: Balloons
PT HIT IN R EYE WITH A LAUNCHING WATER BALLOON DX AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 6 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
BLOWING UP BLUE BALLOON THAT POPPED IN EYE DX: R EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
HIT IN EYE WITH BALLOON. DX EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2006	Age: 11 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
BLOWING UP BALLOON AND IT POPPED IN FACE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 8 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
PT HAD A BALLOON POP IN EYE.DX EYE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	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
PT. WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A WATER BALLOON DIAGNOSIS; CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
BALLOON TOY EXPLODED IN PT EYE WHILE IN THE CAR TODAY,BALLOON LIQUID SP LASHED IN BOTH EYES,-VISION/REDNESS,MOM FLUSHED W/H2O; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 10 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
CORNEAL ABRASION - 10 YOF WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON THAT POPPED AND SEVE RAL PIECES STRUCK HER IN THE EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
CHILD HAD BALLOON POP NEAR EYE, HAS REDNESS AND PAIN. DX: CONJUNCTIVAL INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
EYE CONTUSED, CORNEAL ABRASION, HIT WITH TOY WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PARENTS ST PT STRUCK WITH A BALLOON FULL OF WATER AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, BLURRED VISION, NO DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF RT EYE PAIN, REDNESS AFTER BEING HIT YESTERDAY IN EYE WITH WATER BALLOON. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 8 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 HAD A BALLOON POP AND HIT PT IN THE EYE. DX EYE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
8 YOM POKED IN EYE SEVERAL TIMES WHILE JUMPING IN A "BOUNCING MOON" BAL LOON AT PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 10 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
BALLOON POPPED / HIT EYE DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/01/2004	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: 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: 07/07/2004	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: 06/03/2004	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: 05/14/2004	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: 07/01/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HAD WATER BALLOON FIGHT, DEVELOPED FILM-LIKE FEELING OVER EYE; EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
14 YOF SEEN FOR RT EYE INJURY AFTER BLOWING UP A LARGE BALLOON THAT SNA PPED BACK STRUCK HER EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
BALLOON BURST & HIT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS DUE TO TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 7 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
DX PERIORBITAL CONTUSION: BALLOON POPPED WHILE BLOWING IT UP, IT HIT EYE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY A BALLOON THAT WAS THROWN AT CLOSE DISTANCE WH ILE PLAYING AT SCHOOL. D: ACUTE EYE PAIN LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
STRUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A WATER BALLOON LAUNCHED FROM A GIANT SLINGSHOT. DX BLUNT TRAUMA OF RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYEBALL, PT STRUCK WITH A BALLOON FULL OF WATER AT THE PARK, C/O PAIN & SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 12 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 EYE W/ WATER BALOON. STATES BLURRED VISION. DX; LT EYE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 13 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
L CORNEAL ABRAS; HIT IN EYE BY WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT HAD A WATER BALLOON TOSSED AT HER EXPLODING AFTER STRIKING LEFT EYEA BRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
OLDER KID PLAYING WITH BALLOON, PT STRUCK IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
BALLOON POPPED IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT SCRATCHED BY BALOON WEIGHT AT FRIENDS, EYE IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2001	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2001	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2001	Age: 8 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: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2000	Age: 7 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons, Dishwashing liquid
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/1999	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/1999	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1997	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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