New incident report
Incident Report Number: 2009-4203
Registrant Reference Number: 521289
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): S.C. Johnson and Son, Limited
Address: 1 Webster Street
City: Brantford
Prov / State: ON
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N3T 5R1
Human
Country: CANADA
Prov / State: QUEBEC
PMRA Registration No. 23487 PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No.
Product Name: OFF! Deep Woods for Sportsmen 1 Insect Repellent-230g Aerosol - Canada
Yes
Unknown
Site: Personal use / Usage personnel
Other
Sex: Female
Age: >19 <=64 yrs / >19 <=64 ans
System
>8 hrs <=24 hrs / > 8 h < = 24 h
Yes
No
Non-occupational
Application
None
Skin
<=15 min / <=15 min
>30 min <=2 hrs / >30 min <=2 h
8/21/2009 Caller is a physician whose states that he treated a friend for what he believes may have been a severe allergic reaction. The OFF insect repellent had been used by the caller's friend on 8/20/2009 while spending time outdoors. Within 2-3 hours after application, the friend was bitten by a mosquito and then subsequently started to develop edema on her face and swelling of her tongue. The friend apparently reapplied the product resulting in a worsening of her symptoms. and the development of shortness of breath. The caller then treated the patient with an injection of adrenalin and Benadryl. The symptoms then abated within 12 hours. The friend is doing fine now. She was never seen at a medical facility. The friend has no history of allergic reactions to insect bites, and she has used this particular OFF product before with no adverse effects.
Moderate
The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone Interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and can not form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews. When evaluating a patient for a potential allergic reaction such as Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction (anaphylaxis), a clinical practitioner must consider several potential environmental etiologies as well as any foods, beverages, medications, or dietary supplements the patient had been taking just prior to the onset of symptoms. Definitive causality cannot be applied to any one compound or agent without verification using specific and confirmatory allergy testing.