Accidents - Balloons - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 798
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	315	All Of Body:	95
Eyeball:	95	Upper Trunk:	89
Toe:	70	Head:	66
Finger:	28	Lower Trunk:	15
Shoulder:	6	Wrist:	5
Knee:	5	Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Balloons
14 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER, THEY WERE TRYING TO HIT A BALLOON, WENT FOR IT AT THE SAME TIME, BROTHER HIT HIS FINGER. DX-FINGER DISLOCA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 7 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
BALLOON POPPED IN FACE WHILE AT ***DX:INJ TO EYES DX:INJ TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
TRIPPED OVER A BALLOON AT SCHOOL. DX FACE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT WAS @ BUS STOP JUMPING UP AND DOWN TYRING TO GET A BALLOON THEN FELL TO THE GROUND INJURED PINKY FINGER. DX CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
8 YO M ALLERGIC REACTION FACIAL SWELLING AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOON HASPO SSIBLE *** ALLERGY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
8 YO M ALLERGIC REACTION SWELLING TO LIPS AND FACE AFTER PLAYING WITH BALLOONS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons, Flatware
PT X TODAY WHILE AT HOME, THE PT AND SIBLING WERE POPPING BALLOONS WITH A FORK AND WAS STABED IN KNEE. DX.RIGHT KNEE CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT HIT IN R EYE WITH A LAUNCHING WATER BALLOON DX AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CHILD FELL ONTO CEMENT WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS 4 DAYS AGO. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
BLOWING UP BLUE BALLOON THAT POPPED IN EYE DX: R EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
JUMPING ON BOUNCY BALLOON AND FELL INJ COCCYX CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
12 YO M LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AT PARTY IN WATER BALLOON FIGHT NOTICED BLEEDING TO FOREHEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
PT HAVING WATER BALLOON FIGHT, STATES THERE WERE ROCKS IN THE WATER BAL LOONS AND WAS STRUCK IN WRIST AND FINGER; CONTUSION OF WRIST AND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
CUT CHEST WHEN RAN INTO TREE WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons
CHI, ,HIT WITH WATER BALLOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
POPPED A LARGE BALLOON BY EAR. DX HEARING LOSS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
CHEST WALL CT-HIT W/A WATER BALLOON SHOT FROM SLINGSHOT AT APPROX 100 Y DS-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT THREW MULT. WATER BALLOONS, YEST., NOW HAS LT SHOULDER PAIN DX: SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
PT INHALED HELIUM BALLOON, PASSED OUT AND FELL ON FLOOR DX:HEAD INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT WAS SWINGING AT BALLOON & COLLIDED W/ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL, HIT R HAND ON WALL, PAIN & SWELLING IN R THUMB; FRACTURE OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
WAS KICKING A BALLOON AND MISSED AND KICKED THE WALL DX FX TOE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT HAD A BALLOON BURST AND SCARED HER AND MADE HER FALL LANDING ONTO BU TTOCKS STARTED TO HYPERVENTILATE UNABLE TO STOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	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: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
CHILD PLAYING WITH BALLOONS WHEN DEVELOPED RASH/SWELLING AROUND EYES. D : ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Balloons
EXPOSED TO LATEX, BALLOONS IN THE WHOLE WAY, SHORTLY, DEVELOPED SOB C C P " ALLERGIC RXN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
HIT IN EYE WITH BALLOON. DX EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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