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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 106
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons, Chemicals |
| PT WALKING TO CAR AND INHALED THE HELIUM OUT OF A BALLOON, PASSED OUT,D OESN'T REMEMBER FALLING;SYNCOPE SECONDARY TO INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| @ *** SUCKING HELIUM OUT OF A BALLON TO TALK FUNNY DXPASSED OUT FROM HELIUM INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUCKED HELIUM OUT OF A BALLOON PASSED OUT FACE DOOWN, INGESTION/AP NEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| 40 YOF WAS WITH LATEX ALLERGY BLEW UP A LARGE BALLOON SUFFERED ALLERGI C REACTION. |
| 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 |
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