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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 5 YOF & SIBLINGS BROUGHT IN BECAUSE APT. BELOW THEM HAD A FIRE, WHEN A CANDLE STARTED A FIRE- NO F.D. CALLED.PT COUGHING. DX; SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 3YOF ATE FRAGRANT CANDLE WAX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 2YOM INGESTED A MODERATE AMOUNT OF SCENTED OIL FROM A CANDLE. DX INGESTION* |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 17MOM WAS FOUND WITH CANDLEHOLDER THAT WAS LEAKING FLUID, A MIXTURE OF WATER & OIL, BEGAN COUGHING AFTER INGESTION. DX - POSS INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SMOKE INHALATION-21MOF-CAT KNOCKED OVER A LIT CANDLE-@ HOME-COHB 3.0-FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 15MOF MOM BURNS CANDLES AT HOME AND CHILD DEVELOPED WHEEZING ASTHMA ATT ACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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