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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Balloons |
| STATES WAS BLOWING UP BALLONS & STARTED SWELLING OF EYES AND TOUNGE. A LLERGIC REACTION TO LATEX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Balloons |
| HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AFTER BLOWING UP BALLOON,FELL AND HIT FACE LAC NO SE SYNCOPE * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Balloons |
| WAS REACHING FOR A BALLOON WHILE AT A PARTY - FELT HIP "POP"; DISLOCATI ON OF LEFT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS BLOWING UP BALLOONS AND IT POPPED STRIKING PT IN LEFT EYE, ABASIONS TO LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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