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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons, Bunk beds |
| BUMPED NOSE WHEN TRYING TO RETRIEVE BALLOON OFF TOP BUNK, NOSE INJURY/S WELLING/BRUISING, CT HEAD/SINUS SHOW NO CRANIAL BLEEDING OR BROKEN NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON AT SCHOOL. DX FACE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLACED BALLOON IN R NOSTRIL, DX; NASAL FB, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Doorsills or frames |
| LAC FOREHEAD; FATHER REPORTS WAS @ HOME@ BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH FRIENDS, J UMPING/PLAYING W/BALLOONS, PT JUMPED & HIT HEAD ON KITCHEN DOORWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| 17 MO OLD MALE FELL OVER BALLOONS, STRIKING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON LOW LYING TABLE- NOSE BLED FOR 2-3 MIN. DX: NASAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| FB TO NOSE PART OF BALLOON REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8 YO M ALLERGIC REACTION FACIAL SWELLING AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOON HASPO SSIBLE *** ALLERGY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 8 YO M ALLERGIC REACTION SWELLING TO LIPS AND FACE AFTER PLAYING WITH BALLOONS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| FOREIGN BODY NOSE - 4 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PIECE OF BALLOON IN NOSE - BALLOON EJECTED FROM NOSE WHEN PATIENT SNEEZED IN WAITING ROOM - LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A BALLOON FROM A LAUNCHER AND SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO ORBIT OF EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SOME BALLOON STRINGS AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CORNER O F DESK, NO LOC; EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| 12 YO M LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AT PARTY IN WATER BALLOON FIGHT NOTICED BLEEDING TO FOREHEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Balloons |
| PUT BALLOON IN NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PATIENT FELL REACHING FOR A BALLOON AND STRUCK FACE. DX-LACERATION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Tables |
| PT WAS SPINNING W/BALLOONS AND HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE. DX: FACIAL LAC 4 MM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLAYING W/BALLOON THAT POPPED SUSTAINING LACERATION TO NOSE AT BOTTOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH BALLOONS WHEN DEVELOPED RASH/SWELLING AROUND EYES. D : ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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