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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,801
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	102
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	169
Year 2000:	184
Year 2001:	197
Year 2002:	294
Year 2003:	149
Year 2004:	84
Year 2005:	160
Year 2006:	35
Year 2008:	218
Year 2009:	90
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 05/21/2010	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: 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: 07/04/2009	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: 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: 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: 07/02/2008	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: 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: 10/21/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
BALLOON POPPED IN PT'S MOUTH. DX: FB SENSATION THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED A WATER BALLOON WHILE BLOWING IT UP. DX SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons, Water toys
INGESTED FB/7YOF PUT BALOON INSIDE POOL FOAM "NOODLE" TO LAUNCH IT BUT SUCKED IT IN INSTEAD OF BLOW.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/23/2005	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
DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION: SWALLOWED WATER BALLON AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOW BALLOON BALLOON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 6 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
SWALLOWED A BALLOON DX: D/C AND WARNED TO RETURN IF TROUBLE BREATHING COUGHING VISIT APPEARED STABLE AT D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	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: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTED A BALLOON ADMITTED TO OR TO REMOVE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
SWALLOWED BALLOON DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF HELIUM BALLOON @LUNCH @SCHOOL TODAY, FB/INGESTI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT STATES HE FELT HE HAD A PIECE OF WATER BALOON STUCK IN THROAT - LATE R SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WENT DOWN. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	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, Dancing
PATIENT SWALLOWED A BALLOON WHILE DANCING, CLEARING THROAT, NO BREATHIN G DIFFICULTY; BALLOON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTION BALLOON - 7 YOM SWALLOWED A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 12 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
PATIENT HAVING FEELING OF FB IN THROAT, HAD CHEWED ON BALLOON 1-2 WKS A GO, WHOLE PIECE REMOVED; ENLARGED TONSILS/ADENOIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 12 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
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BALLOON WHILE BLOWING IT UP, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
CHOKED ON BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
PT HAD A BALLOON POP IN HIS MOUTH AND HE SWALLOWED SOME OF IT DX: SWALL OWED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
PT WAS PLAYING W/BALLOON TOY WHICH BROKE AND WHITE POWDER WAS INGESTED. DX: POWDER INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
INGESTION OF FB, PT SWALLOWED A BALLOON AT HOME, NO SOB OR PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	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
SWALLOWED TIP OF BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 7 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
SWALLOWED PART OF BALLOON/SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons, Hot tubs or home spas
MAY HAVE SWALLOWED RUBBER BALLOON THAT WAS FLOATING IN *** HE WAS SWIMM ING IN. DX IMPENDING UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 12 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
ASPIRATED FLOUR FROM FLOUR FILLED BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
8-YOM SWALLOWED A BALLOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons, Swimming
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/24/1999	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/1999	Age: 8 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1999	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1998	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1998	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/1997	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1997	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/1997	Age: 12 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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