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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 581
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 35 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 |
| CANDLE CAUGHT APARTMENT ON FIRE + ETOH, FIRE DEPT PRESENT DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT LIT SCENTED CANDLES AT HOME, INHALED SOME OF THE FUMES AND FELT TIG HTNESS IN CHEST, AND FACIAL SWELLING AND THROAT SWELLING, ALLERGIC REAC |
| 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: 10/16/2005 | Age: 44 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, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT FELL AND KNOCKED A CANDLE OVER ONTO TO CARPET. CARPET CAUGHT ON FIR E. UNKNOWN IF FD ATTENDED. DX. SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 57 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CANDLE SET TRASH CAN ON FIRE IN BASEMENT THIS AM @ PT'S HOME. SMOKE INH ALATION |
| 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: 08/10/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| INHALED LOTS OF SMOKE WHEN HOUSE CAUGHT IN FIRE B/C OF CANDLE.C HX OF A STHMA " ASTHMA EXCERBATION DUE TO SMOKE INHALATION" FD NOT DOCUMENTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YOF FELL ASLEEP WITH CANDLE BURNING IN ROOM, ROOM CAUGHT ON FIRE, DX SMOKE INHALATION. RECORD DOES NOT STATE FD INVOLVEMENT. |
| 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: 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: 06/09/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| HAD SEIZURE WHILE STARING AT A CANDLE DX. SEIZURE |
| 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: 04/11/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| HOUSE FIRE, BURNS TO BACK, SINGED HAIR, LEFT CANDLE ON IN BATHROOM DX: SMOKE INAHALATION, 1ST DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 03/08/2005 | Age: 12 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| SMOKE INHALATION-@ HOME-FROM SMOKEY ROOM-AFTER CANDLE CAUSED A SMALL FI RE IN THE CURTAINS-COHB 1.2-FD NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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