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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 318
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 YOF & SIBLINGS BROUGHT IN BECAUSE A CANDLE IN APT BELOW THEM CAUGHT FIRE- NO F.D. INVOLVEMENT, SOOT ON HANDS & NOSE. DX; SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/21/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| 9 YOF WAS IN APT. ABOVE ONE THAT HAD A SMALL FIRE, CAUSED BY A CANDLE, SMOKE GOT INTO HER APT., NO F.D. INVOLVEMENT. 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: 11/22/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| 9 YOM AT CHURCH BURNING CANDLES, HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, UNKNOWN IF F IRE DEPT ATTENDED; LEFT W/O BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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: 06/15/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Artificial flowers or plants |
| 9YOF GRANDMAS HOUSE LAST PM. CANDLE BURNED DOWN WHILE SLEEPING, CAUGHT ARTIFICAL FLOWERS FIRE. MINOR FIRE. CONGEST, BLACK MUCOUS DX SMOKE INHA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 53 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 |
| SMOKE INHALATION-53YOF-CAT KNOCKED OVER A LIT CANDLE-@ HOME-COHB 3.3-FD PRESENT |
| 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: 01/17/2010 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66 Y/O/F CANDLE CAUGHT FIRE WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH WATER. HERE TO BE CHECKED OUT SOB DX: SMOKE INHALATION N/S IF FD INVOLVED |
| 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: 01/03/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| SOMKE INHALATION- CANDLE CAUSED HOUSE FIRE- F.D. INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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