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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 826
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH HOT LIQUID WAX THROWN INTO FACE/HAIR BY ANOTHER CHILD/CANDLE W AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHILD WITH PIECE OF WAX CANDLE STUCK UP NOSE. D: FOREIGN BODY IN NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT GOT HOT CANDLE WAX ON HIS FACE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BENT OVER CANDLE TO BLOW OUT, BANGS CAUGHT FIRE DX. FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT CHIN ON CANDLESTICK AT HOME; CHIN LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FOREHEAD WHEN CANDLE CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LACERATION NOSE - 5 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS NOSE AFTER GETTIN G HIT BY A LARGE CANDLE IN A GLASS CONTAINER THAT FELL OFF A SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE HOLDER FELL DX. FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN CANDLE WAX WAS SPLASHED ON HIS FACE CAUSING A BURN TO HIS RT EYE AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN FACE - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BURNS TO FACE FROM HOT CANDLE WAX - S PILLED WAX ONTO FACE AT HOME 1 - 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PULLED CANDLE OVER AND HOT WAX DRIPPED ONTO EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS HOLDING CANDLE AND HOT WAX FELL ONTO FACE WHILE CAMPING. DX: SECOND DEG FACIAL BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 2YOM PULLED A CANDLE DOWN, THE CANDLE CUT HIS FOREHEADDX: LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS BURN TO FOREHEAD FROM A CANDLE FLAME NO FIRE DEPT ON SCEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PULLED CANDLE HOLDER DOWN DX. FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| F B IN NOSE - PIECE OF WAX CANDLE WITH GLITTER IN IT F B REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 18 MONTH OLD MALE FELL AGAINST CANDLE HOLDER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEAD- PT. WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE & FELL ON TO CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LACERATION TO LT. UPPER EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 4 YOF WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A CANDLE THAT FELL OFF A HUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED EYELID WITH CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Freezers |
| PT. PULLED CANDLE WAX OUT OF FREEZER ONTO HIS HAIR AND DRIPPED ONTO FLO OR. DX. 1 DEG BURN TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| 1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURN PT PULLED LITE CANDLE OFF TABLE AND MELTED CANDL E WAX BURNED PTS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE ONTO FACE SUS A FACE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 3 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Towels or cloths |
| LEANED OVER CANDLE WHEN HAIR CAUGHT FIRE AND SIBLING PUT OUT FIRE WITHA TOWEL BUT DID GET BURNS TO FACE;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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