Accidents - Balloons - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,402
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	114
Year 1999:	36
Year 2000:	141
Year 2001:	93
Year 2002:	113
Year 2003:	209
Year 2004:	23
Year 2005:	76
Year 2006:	119
Year 2007:	315
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	93

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
8YOF, FIGHTING WITH SISTER OVER TOY BALLOON&BITTEN TO THE FACE >>EYELID LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
ALLERGIC REACTION, CAUSE UNCLEAR: 7YOM @ A PARTY, PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN BLOWING UP A BALLOON, WELTS AROUND EYES, PUFFY, HIVES NECK, ITCHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
8YOF W/HX OF LATEX ALLERGY, PT TOUCHED A LATEX BALLOON AT BIRTHDAY PART Y YEST, NOW W/RASH TO FACE, LEGS AND TRUNK; ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PT PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND GOT A RASH ON FACE. DX ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PT HIT IN FACE WITH A SAND FILLED BALLOON AT A PARTY DX// FACIAL LAC
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: 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: 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: 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: 06/27/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
HIT WITH A WATER BALLOON WHILE PLAYING DX: FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Eyeglasses
CATCHING A BALLOON WITH COUSIN AND COUSIN RAN IN FRONT OF HIM AND LACER ATED HIS EYEBROW WITH COUSINS GLASSES LACERATION EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
13 YOM BLOWING UP BALLOONS INJ JAW FACIAL SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PATIENT HIT WITH WATER BALLOON;FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
LACERATION EYEBROW - 10 YOM RAN INTO ANOTHER CHILD AT THE PARK WHILE PL AYING WITH BALLOONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Balloons
PT ON A BOUNCY BOUNCE AND HER KNEE STRUCK HER NOSE NASAL FRACATURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT WAS BLOWING BALLOONS ALL MORNIGN LONG - NOW HAS SWELLING UNDER EARS. D: TRANSIENT BAROTRAUMA TO CHEEKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
SLIPPED - H2O BALLOON FIGHT FACIAL LAC HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
RAN INTO THE STREET TO AVOID BEING HIT BY A WATER BALLOON AND RAN INTO A CAR ABRADING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
LAC L EYEBROW; CHASING BALLOON & RAN INTO CORNER OF WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
DX:FACIAL CONTUSION. JUMPING FOR BALLOONS ON HARD WOOD FLOOR SLIPPED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
PATIENT BLEW UP A BALLOON, RASH APPEARED ON FACE AFTER; ECZEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
PT'S GRANDMOTHER STATES CHILD WAS BLOWING UP A BALLOON AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE BEGAN TO SWELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Balloons, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHURCH FUNCTION BLIND FOLDED AND SEARCHING FOR BALLOONS HIT HEAD ON BOO KSHELF DX MINOR HEAD INJURY FOREHEAD HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Television tables or stands
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2000	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1999	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Poles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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