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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 724
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 65 years | 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 |
| 65 YO F SHORT OF BREATH AFTER BEING AT NEIGHBORS WHO WAS BURNING CANDLES, LUNG CA SENSETIVE TO FRAGRANCES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/10/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| IN MOM'S ROOM WHEN CANDLE FELL OVER AND CAUGHT ROOM ON FIRE 2 DAYS AGO, CHEST PAIN SINCE; PAIN D/T SMOKE INHALATION/COUGHING, FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 13 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, Wood burning fireplaces |
| PT PRESENTS TO ER AFTER SMOKE FILLED HOUSE AFTER CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON FIREPLACE. PT WITH HEADACHE. FIRE DEPT ATTENDED. DX: ANOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Wood burning fireplaces |
| PT REPORTS HOUSE FILLED WITH SMOKE AFTER CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON FIREPLAC E. PATIENT WITH HEADACHE WORRIED ABOUT CO. NO FD. DX: ANOXIA |
| 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: 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: 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: 05/08/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| FIRE IN BATHROOM AT HOME, CANDLES ON PLASTIC CAUGHT FIRE DX SMOKE INHALATION, +FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| CANDLE CAUGHT FIRE IN HOME, FD NOT STATED DX: SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
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