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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,409
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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 |
Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
3YOM AT UNCLES HOUSE WHERE THERE WERE SCENTED CANDLES BURNING AND HE I NHALED THE SCENT AND STARTED TO COUGH AND WHEEZE- ASTHMA ATTACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Lamp oils |
@ DAY CARE,GOT INTO CITRONELLA OIL FILLED CANDLE&SPILLED ONTO SELF VS I NGESTION, NOW WITH COUGH, STUFFED NOSE&INCREASED WOF>> R/O ING VS ASPIR |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
PT INGESTED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF A LIQUID CANDLE POISONING |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 20 months | 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 |
PT PUT HAND IN A GEL-LIKE CANDLE AND THEN PUT HAND IN MOUTH. DX POISON ING |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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, Lamp oils |
INGESTION OF COMBUSTIBLE CANDLE CONTENT-DRANK SMALL AMOUT OF KEROSENE-C RAFT FLUID CANDLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
CHILD FOUND DRINKINGFROM A PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON LIQUID CANDLE. DECREAS ED LOC. CANDLE NEW PER MOM. D:ACCIDENTAL HYDROCARBON INGESTION. ADMIT |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
PT WITH INGESTION OF LIQUID CANDLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
MOM FOUND PT PLAYING W/CANDLE & NOTICED WAX ON LIPS, CANDLE SITTING IN SUNLIGHT/GOT SOFT, CANDLE WAX IN MOUTH, WOULD NOT SWALLOW; POISONING |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
PT DRANK SCENTED CANDLE OIL DX// NON TOXIC INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
PT ATE UNK SUBSTANCE W/BAD TASTE AT HOME, POSS CANDLE OR CANDLE OIL W/V ANILLA SMELL, NOW W/DROOLING, NAUSEA & VOMITING; POISONING |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 14 months | 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 |
PAT SUS ANOXIA TO BODY DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION FROM CANDLE % FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
CANDLE CAUSING HOUSE FIRE CAUSED CHILD TO BE EXPOSED TO SMOKE DX: ANOXI A |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
HOUSE FIRE EXPOSURE WHEN CANDLE STARTED ON FIRE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Beds or bedframes |
PUT CANDLE ONTO BED WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE,NOW COUGHING ALOT >> SMOKE INHALATION, FD WAS CALLED IN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
INGESTION-DRANK APX 2 SWALLOWS CANDLE OIL-EMESIS X3 & BECAME SLEEPY-HYD ROCARBON INGESTION/POSSIBLE ASPIRATION-XRAY CONCERNING FOR PNEUMONITIS |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
PT INGESTED 1/2-1 TSP CITRONELLA OIL FROM CANDLE OR TIKI TORCH AT HOME, IMMEDIATE COUGH/VOMITING, SOB, DROOLING; HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
INGESTED CANDLE WAX OFF DRESSER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
CHILD OBSERVED SUCKING LIQUID WAX FROM A CANDLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PT WAS IN HOUSE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO CANDLE. FD NS. DX: MILD SMOKE INHALATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PT WAS IN BEDROOM OF HOUSE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO SMOLDERING CANDLE. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
MOM CLEANING UP BROKEN CANDLE JAR, TURNED FOUND PT SUCKING ON LIQUID CA NDLE WICK, SMELL OF FUEL ON BREATH, COUGHING; HYDROCARBON INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
DRANK CANDLE OIL |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
PT ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED THE LIQUID FROM A BURNT CANDLE. DX: INGESTION AL ERROR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
CANDLE MELTED AND CD PLAYER CAUGHT ON FIRE IN PARENT'S ROOM AT HOME WIT H PATIENT IN ROOM, FD NOT CALLED; MINIMAL SMOKE INHALATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
CANDLE MELTED AND CAUGHT CB PLAYER ON FIRE IN PARENT'S ROOM WITH PT IN ROOM, FD NOT CALLED; SMOKE INHALATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - CANDLE FELL IN HOUSE,FIRED STARTED. FIRE DEPT ATTENDED. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
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 - 5 YOF PRESENTS WITH C/O "IN A FIRE AND NEEDS TO BE C HECKED", MOTHER HAD LEFT CANDLE BURNING, FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
PT WAS CHEWING ON CANDLE DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A TEASPOONFUL OF LIQUID PARAFFIN USED FOR CANDLE FUEL. DX: HYDROCARBON INGESTION W/POSS PNEUMONITIS. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
PT INGESTED CANDLE OIL. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
MOM NOTICED BLOOD IN PT'S STOOL, MAY HAVE EATEN BURGANDY CANDLE YEST. DX. CANDLE INGESTION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 |
INGESTED LIQUID CANDLE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
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, Ironing boards or covers |
FIRE IN BEDROOM FROM A CANDLE BURNING ON IRONING BOARD CATCHING ON FIRE WITH SOOT IN FACE, SMOKE INHALATION/FIRE DEPT DID ATTEND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 |
PT'S PARENTS STATES CHILD DRANK 1 OZ OF PARAFIN SOLUTION USED AS A CANDLE FUEL . |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Lamp oils |
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF LAMP OIL-FOUND @ HOME W/ CANDLE FULL OF LAMP OI L-DRANK SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
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 |
PT WAS SLEEPING WHEN CANDLE KNOCKED OVER AND ROOM CAUGHT ON FIRE - PT W AS ABLE TO JUMP OUT WINDOW D: SMOKE INHALATION ; FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
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 |
PATIENT FOUND SUCKING ON WICK OF CITRONELLA LIQUID OIL CANDLE, CONSTANT COUGHING |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PATIENT RUNNING AROUND AND RAN INTO A CANDLE STAND, HELD BREATH AND PAS SED OUT; DX: BREATH HOLDING SPELL, PASSING OUT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
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, Bunk beds |
HOUSE FIRE WITH SMOKE INHALATION IN BUNKBED IN MIDDLE ROOM COVERED WITH SOOT ACCD. STARTED IN ADJACENT ROOM BY CANDLE/FIRE DEPT DID ATTEND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
PT IN HOUSE FIRE TO ER WITH POLICE ACCD. STARTED BY CANDLE IN ADJACENT/ FIRE DEPT DID ATTENDROOM, SMOKE INHALATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/23/2001 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/13/2000 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | 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, Towels or cloths |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/07/2000 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/22/1998 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/20/1997 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, Lamp oils |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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