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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 230
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT SUSTAINED RASH TO FACE WHEN A BALLOON WITH POWDER INSIDE BURST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT AND TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| EYE TRAUMA. PT WAS HIT WITH A WATER BALLOON AT CAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 05/03/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT AT A PARTY HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT AND SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF WE T BALLOON STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| ACUTE ALL.RXN/19YOF EXPOSED TO LATEX BALLOONS 2 DAYS AGO.TAKING *** L.HAS TAKEN ***N&***.RASH GONE, BUT STILL SOB&HAS RUNNY NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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