# Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis at Health South Rehabilitation Hospital of Newnan
> OSHA SIR `2018010636` · 1/19/2018 · NEWNAN, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Health South Rehabilitation Hospital of Newnan
- **Location:** 2101 E. Newnan Crossing Blvd., NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was completing her patient charting on a computer when someone brought 20 latex balloons into the office for a party. The employee suffered an anaphylactic reaction to the latex.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*