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Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 08/13/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CHEWING ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN SWALLOWED A PIECE;DX INGESTED OBJEC T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2009Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER; FOREIGN BODY ING ESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2008Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SWALLOWED PIECE OF GLASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PARENTS STS CHILD DRANK CANDLE WAX COUGHING FOREIGN BODY GI/GU TOXIC EFFECT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
NORMAL EXAM-? SWALLOWED A SHARD OF GLASS FROM A JAR CANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
ATE BROKEN GLASS OF CANDLE;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/25/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
INGESTED CANDLE WAX;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2007Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
GLASS INGESTION. PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A BROKEN CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Floors or flooring materials
GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL CHILD MAY HAVE PICKED UP AND INGESTED FROM FLO OR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT GOT IN TO BOX THAT HAD A BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK IN IT AND SWALLOWE D A PIECE. DX; FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2007Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SWALLOWED LIQUID CANDLE ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA BECAUSE OF LIQUID CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 01/03/2007Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SWALLOWED CANDLE WAX/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2006Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER. DX: POSS FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2006Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
INGESTION - 13 MOF DRANK LIQUID WAX FROM A CANDLE JUST PTA, UNKNOWN HOW MUCH INGESTED, ACTING NORMALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A GLASS CANDLE RING W/A SMOOTH CONTOUR-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOM STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A ***CANDLE & POSSIBLY BIT A PIECEOF THE GLASS OFF DX: S/P FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2004Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MAY HAVE SWALLOWED METAL PIECE FROM CANDLE WHEN PLAYING WITH CANDLE, UN ABLE TO LOCATE, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; SUSPECTED INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT SWALLOWED THE METAL HOLDING THE WICK ON A CANDLE. DX-ACUTE ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SWALLOWED BIRTHDAY CANDLE HOLDER DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2001Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2000Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2000Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2000Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2000Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/1999Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/1999Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/1998Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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