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Accidents - Balloons - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 09/29/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HURT LEG ON SATURDAY WHILE ON JUMPING BALLOON, WALKING WITH A LIMP. DX-LEG CONTUSION/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2009Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
JUMPING ON A BALLOON AND FELL;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Balloons
PT STATES WAS HELPING HER TAKE BALLOONS IN HER HOUSE, HE WA STANDING ON OTHER SDIDE OF FENCE & HEARD GUN FIRE, BEGAN RUNNING. DX. GSW BOTH LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2005Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT SLIPPED ON A BALLOON LAST PM REINJURED RT LEG CAST REMOVED X 2 WKS AGO, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT WAS JUMPING FOR A BALLOON IN THE PARK AND HEARD A POP INJURING CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
LOWER LEG CONTUSION, STEPPED ON A BALLOON AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
SLIPPED, FELL & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE PLAYING W/ WATER BALLOONS. FX RT TI BIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Rope or string
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER BALLOON STRING YESTERDAY, NOW FAVORING LEG; LEG CO NTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2001Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/1999Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/1998Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/1997Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/1997Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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