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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 552
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | 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 AT A PARTY, SOMEBODY BLEW OUT SOME CANDLES IN HER FACE, CANDLES SMELLED OF SULFA, FELT SHE HAD A REACTION. DX-POSSIBLE MILD SULFA RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 AWOKE TO FIRE IN BEDROOM FROM SMOLDERING CANDLE. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CANDLE IN BEDROOM CAUSED PT'S HOUSE TO CATCH FIRE. FD NS. DX: MILD SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 23 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 HOME WHICH CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A CANDLE IN BEDROOM. FD NS. DX: SMOKE INHALATION MILD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SNIFFED CANDLE AT GIFT SHOP AND LATER NOTICED ITCHING AND NAUSEA AL LERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 17 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, Tables |
| LIT CANDLE IN CANDLE HOLDER & AWOKE TO SMOKE WHEN CANDLE BURNED TABLE & SURROUNDING CLOTHES SMOKE INHALATION FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE NOT KNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SMOKE INHALATION FROM BEING IN A CLOSED ROOM WITH A CANDLE BURNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SMOKE INHALATION.PT HAD A CANDLE START A FIRE ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTER A ND PT BREATHED IN SMOKE.DO NOT KNOW IF FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 20 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, Mattresses |
| CANDLE CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE. NO FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION, FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT UE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 DX SMOKE INHALATION - PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLE ON AWOKE TO SMALL FIRE WHICH HE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH.FIRE DEPT NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT MAKING CANDLES IN KITCHEN AT HOME LAST NGIHT, STARTED FIRE WITH LOTS OF SMOKE, HAVING RIB PAIN, NO FD; SMOKE EXPOSURE WITH RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 16 years | 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 |
| FIRE STARTED AT SISTER'S HOUSE BY A CANDLE- PT. HAD 10-15 MIN. HEAVY SMOKE EXPOSURE. DX: SMOKE EXPOSURE / INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 25 years | 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 |
| AT HOME WAS BURNING CANDLE AND IT BLEW UP AND STARTED FIRE IN APT. FIR E DEPT. DID ATTEND DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| WEAKNESS AFTER SLEEPING IN AREA WITH BURNING CANDLE DX. SMOKE INHALATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/1999 | Age: 20 years | 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, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Camping equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cardboard products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/1997 | Age: 16 years | 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, Beds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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