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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT STEPPED ON BALLOON SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons |
| FACE SWELLING, HA AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOONS DX; ALLERGIC RXN TO LATEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| 43 YO FEMALE HAS ITCHY EYES AFTER BLOWING UP LATEX BALLOON ALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PLAYING WITH WATER BALOON AND FX L #5METACARPAL.. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| 26 YO FEMALE BLEW UP BALLOON AND IT POPPED IN EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Balloons, Chemicals |
| PT SNIFFING BALLOONS FILLED WITH *** AND DEVCELOPED A SEVERE HADACHE RE SPIRATORY CHEMICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT.STATES WHILE IN STORE SOMEONE WALKED PAST HER WITH A LAYTEX BALLOON & NOW IS HAVING DIFF.BREATHING. DX; ALLERGIC REACTION TO LAYTEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND IT BURST ABD STRU CK EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS POPPING BALLOONS, FRACTURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT CLIMBED TREE TO GET A BALLOON AND FELL. DX: L SHOULDER/ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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