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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,128
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 63 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON A BALLOON THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR. DX. L WRIST SPRAIN, HIP AND THIGH CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| 3 DAYS AGO PT SAT ON A BALLOON AND BALLOON POPPED. LANDED ON BACKSIDE. HAS HAD SHOULDER/BACK PAIN SINCE. D:MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| STATES WAS BLOWING UP BALLONS & STARTED SWELLING OF EYES AND TOUNGE. A LLERGIC REACTION TO LATEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOON,FELL AND HIT FACE LAC NO SE SYNCOPE * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| WAS REACHING FOR A BALLOON WHILE AT A PARTY - FELT HIP "POP"; DISLOCATI ON OF LEFT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT WAS BLOWING UP BALLOONS AND IT POPPED STRIKING PT IN LEFT EYE, ABASIONS TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 51 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 DX LT YE CORNEAL ABRASION - HIT WITH WATER BALLOON TO LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| SOB COUGHING AFTER BALLOON BROUGHT INTO HOUSE FOR MOTHER'S DAY DX ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Balloons, Knives |
| POPPING BALLOON BY CLEAN KNIFE, HIT A FINGER " FINGER PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| L CP AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS, +SOB DX: ACUTE CP, STABLE ANGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT AT HOME BLOWING UP SMALL BALLOONS PAIN THROAT CHEST AREA DXSPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| FRACTURE SHOULDER, ELBOW - 66 YOF WAS GRABBING AT A BALLOON AND LOST HE R BALANCE AND FELL HITTING A TABLE, FRACTURES TO R SHOULDER AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT HAD KNEE PX AFTER STOMPING ON BALLOON. DX: R KNEE PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| BLOWING UP BALLOONS FOR A PARTY DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS HIT IN RT EYE WITH WATER BALLOON DX: SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMMORAGE RT EYE, CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND A DOG CAME UP AND BIT HER ON THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| LT FOOT STRAIN-TRIPPED ON A BALLOON AT HER DAUGHTER'S WEDDING THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| ATTEMPTING TO KICK A BALLOON AND FELL FLAT ON BACK R BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 55 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, Rope or string |
| 55 Y.O. W FELAME W/CORNEAL ABRASION. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD W/A BALL OON W/STRING ATTACHED & IT FLEW OUT THE WINDOW & STRING RUBBED EYE. E91 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| AIR BLEW BALLOONS INTO FACE TODAY WHILE DRIVING, NOW FLOAGTERS AND PHOT OPHOBIA. VITREOUS SYNERESIS WITH PHOTOPHOBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2001 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/1999 | Age: 67 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/1999 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/1999 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Balloons, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/1998 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/1998 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons, Other ball sports |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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