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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| DISLOCATION L RING FINGER - BENT FINGER BACKWARDS IN A WATER BALLOON FI GHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT. WAS PLAYING WITH BALLOONS AND JAMMED FINGER. DX: SPRAINED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| SPRAIN LEFT THUMB-HURT THUMB WHEN SLAMMMED A BALLOON TOGETHER LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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