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Accidents - Balloons - Year 2008 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:447
6-15 years old:59
50+ years old:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/01/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS PLAYING WITH BALLOON AT HOME, TRIPPED & FELL HITTING CHIN ON DESK. DX - CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
BALLOON IN R NARE DX FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
FB NOSE. BALLON PIECE L NARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PUT A BALLOON IN NOSE. DX FB NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 07/08/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Television tables or stands
PATIENT TRIPPED ON BIRTHDAY BALLOON STRIKING HEAD ON TV STAND OR GLASS SHELF, GLASS DIDN'T BREAK; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PT HIT IN FACE WITH A SAND FILLED BALLOON AT A PARTY DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PT PRESENTED TO ER WITH UNKNOWN FOREIGN BODY STUCK IN NOSE AT HOME. DOCTOR REMOVED SMALL WATER BALLON FROM LEFT NOSTRIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PATIENT STUCK A WATER BALLOON INTO RIGHT NOSTRIL. DX-FOREIGN BODY NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PT STUCK A BALLOON UP HISNOSE DX// NASAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT BALLOON POPPED IN FACE AT HOME DX// FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PUNCHING BALLOON & LEANED ON IT AND IT POPPED INJURING PT'S FACE DX: ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Balloons
PUT BALLOON IN NOSE;DX FOREIGN BODY FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS SITTING ON A BALLOON WHICH POPPED AND SHE HIT CABINET.DX: FACIA L LAC < 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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