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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 298
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2001:111
Year 2005:5
Year 2007:5
Year 2008:36
Year 2009:69
Year 2010:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/13/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
6YOM SLIPPED ON A WET PIECE OF A BALLOON AT HOME HAVING A WATER BALLOON FIGHT AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
PT WAS STOMPING ON BALLONS AND SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
KNEE LAC-SLIPPED-FELL ON BRICKS DURING WATER BALLOON FIGHT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
WAS CHASING BALLOONS AND RUNNING FELL ONTO (L) KNEE CAUSING LAC TO KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
PT WAS IN THE BACKYARD FELL ONTO GRAVEL WHILE HAVING A WATER BALLON FIGHT. DX KNEE LACERATION (LEFT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 08/03/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Balloons
CONTUSED KNEE WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOON, RAN INTO STREET AND HIT BY CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2001Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2001Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Balloons
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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