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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 302
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 04/06/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT INHALED HELIUM OUT OF BALLOON BECAME LIGHT HEADED AND PASSED OUT H AS ABRA TO (L) UPPER LIP DX- ABRA SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| LACERATION TO LIP/DENTAL INJURY - HIT IN MOUTH BY SISTER WITH WEIGHT ON BOTTOM OF A BALLOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| PT WAS SUCKING ON HELIUM FROM BALLOON, PASSED OUT & HIT FACE ON TABLE HITTING MOUTH, 3 TEETH FELL OUT. DX: DENTAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| GOT TANGLED UP IN SOME BALLOONS AND FELL AT HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP--ORAL TR AUMA AND SWOLLEN LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2001 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1999 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/1999 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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