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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 81
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A GLASS CANDLE RING W/A SMOOTH CONTOUR-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MOM STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A ***CANDLE & POSSIBLY BIT A PIECEOF THE GLASS OFF DX: S/P FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MAY HAVE SWALLOWED METAL PIECE FROM CANDLE WHEN PLAYING WITH CANDLE, UN ABLE TO LOCATE, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; SUSPECTED INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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