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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2010 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| WRIST SPRAIN-9YOF PLAYING A GAME OF HITTING BALLOONS, WENT TO HIT ONE AND HIT ANOTHER CHILD'S HAND AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| 7YOF TRYING TO POP BALLOONS WITH BACKSIDE IN THE PROCESS INJURED LT WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| PT IN A WATER BALLOON FIGHT & FELL INJURING (L) ARM DX;# FX (L) WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 08/19/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT CUT WRIST WHEN PLAYING WITH WATER BALLOON AND HAND WENT THROUGH WINDOW PANE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED WRIST DOING A BALLOON FIGHT DX LT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| R HAND/WRIST PAIN AFTER HITTING BALLOON DX; R WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons, Hand saws |
| PT. WAS CHASING A BALLOON & TRIPPED OVER THE DOG, WHEN HE FELL & CUT WRIST ON A HAND SAW, BLEEDING. DX: WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Balloons |
| FELL AT SCHOOL CHASING BALLOON DX: FRACTURE TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Balloons |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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