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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 57
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT INHALED HELIUM FROM A BALLOON AND PASSED OUT. DX: SYNCOPE, HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION HEAD - 9 HIT HEAD AGAINST WALL WHILE PLAYING WATER BALLOONS AT CAMP, LACERATION TO HEAD, NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT WAS HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT WITH FRIENDS, & SLIPPED ON WATER, HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST FRIEND'S HEAD. DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT TRIPPED & FELL ON CONCRETE BLOCK WHILE CHASING A BALLOON IN THE PARKING LOT- ABRASIONS TO FOREHEAD , KNEE & PALM. DX: CHI, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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