Accidents - Balloons - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 462
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	139
Year 2002:	11
Year 2003:	61
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	41
Year 2006:	15
Year 2009:	21
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	116
6-15 years old:	192
16-25 years old:	67
26-50 years old:	85

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
31YOF-FOREARM & CHEST WALL CTS-GOT HIT WHILE WRESTLING AROUND IN WATER BALLOON FIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT KICKED IN ARM 12YO BROTHER WHILE PLAYING W/BALLOON AT HOME, NOW W/FO REARM AND SHOULDER PAIN; ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
FX ARM WHEN FELL WHILE PLAYING WITH A BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT FELL ON A LARGE BALLOON AND LANDED ON LT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT REACHING FOR BALLON AND FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM C/O PAIN LEFT FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT C/O OF RASH TO ARMS 20-35 MINUTES AGO WHILE BLOWING UP BALOONS C/O I TICHING. DX: URTICARIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
FX (L) FOREARM, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/BALLOONS, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, TENDERNESS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Balloons
PATIENT BITTEN ON ARM, WRIST AND HAND WHEN DAD'S DOG THOUGHT HE HAD A B ALL, PT. HAD A BALLOON IN HIS HAND; BITE WOUNDS TO FOREARM, WRIST, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Scissors
CUT FOREARM WHEN POPPING BALLOON WITH SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1998	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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