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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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 |
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