Abstract
A 33-year-old woman received a conjunctival laceration after accidental contact with the flexible outlet tip of a tank of compressed helium while filling balloons. The gas discharged during the contact, blowing compressed helium into her right orbit, with intracranial extension. The patient was asymptomatic, except for a transient headache. She was treated with prophylactic antibiotics and observed overnight, then discharged without complication. A literature search reveals that the usual outcome for this mechanism of injury is favorable.
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