Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,530
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	826	Eyeball:	321
Foot:	293	Head:	280
Finger:	228	Hand:	135
Ear:	125	Toe:	84
Lower Leg:	77	Upper Trunk:	69
Lower Arm:	22	Mouth:	18
Internal:	16	Wrist:	16
Lower Trunk:	6	All Of Body:	6

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: 12/16/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
RT HAND BURN-BURNED ON HOT CANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
RT HAND BURN-MOTHER STATED "CHILD PULLED SCENTED WAX BURNER ONTO HAND" @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN HAIR - 3 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER HAIR ON HER HEAD FROM A BURNIN G BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SINGED HAIR TOP OF HAIR
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: 12/14/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS PLAYING WITH METAL CANDLE SNUFFER AND FELL HITITNG MOUTH ON SUFFER. DX PARYNX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FB R EYE;EYE INJ/2YOM KNOCKED OVER CANDLE AT HOME AND GOT HOT WAX IN R EYE. RAN COLD WATER IN EYE. REMOVED WAX.
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: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT GRABBED A HOT BURNING CANDLE AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIG T HAND
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: 12/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT HAS BURN TO LEFT BUTTOCK FROM CANDLE
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: 11/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PARENTS STATE GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL AND BROKE AT HOME, NOT SURE IF PATIENT STEPPED ON GLASS. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT, GLASS.
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: 11/02/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
3 YOF ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HER FINGERS IN HOT CANDLE WAX. BURN OF FINGERS .NO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT GOT CANDLE WAX IN EYE BLOWING THE CANDLE OUT. DX FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 11 months	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2ND DEGREE BURN RT 2ND & 3RD FINGERS, MOTHER STATES PT STUCK FINGER IN FLAME OF A CANDLE ON SAT., SM AMT SEROUS DRAINAGE.NO F.D.
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: 10/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear
WALKED NEXT TO CANDLE, WHICH CAUGHT HER DRESS ON FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG, 4 % TBSA, FD NOT ATTEND
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: 10/22/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOM WAS MOVING CANDLE, WAX DRIPPED DX. SCALP BURN
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: 10/19/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT STRUCK IN MOUTH WITH CANDLESTICK, PUSHED OUT BABY TOOTH; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT RUNNING WITH CANDLE PT FELL CANDLE BROKE CUTTING FINGER LACERATION R T RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
STEPPED ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER DX. FOOT LAC
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: 09/09/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BROKE A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND STEPPED ON ON THE BROKEN GLASS/ LAC LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT DROPPED A CANDLESTICK HOLDER ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BLOWING OUT CANDLE, WAX SPLASHED IN EYE; TB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX HEAD CONTUSION: CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT C/O BURN WITH CANDLE DURING BLACK OUT TO RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PTS MOTHER STATES A CANDLE FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT STEPPED ON GLASS CANDLE WITH BARE FOOT AT HOME; RT FOOT FOREIGN BODY REMMOVED IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS SHAKING A CITRINELLA CANDLE AND HOT WAX FLEW IN HER RT EYE, WITH DRAINAGE, C/O PAIN/BURNING ; RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 07/09/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
RT FOOT CT-@ HOME-LARGE CANDLE FELL ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PULLED LARGE METAL/GLASS CANDLE HOLDER ONTO SELF. DX: ABR R EAR.
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: 06/13/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
20 MO F HIT IN HEAD WITH LARGE CANDLE. DX HEAD INJURY
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: 06/06/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC TO FINGER WHEN GRABBED A CANDLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LT WRIST BURN-BURNED ON A CANDLE-@ HOME
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: 05/20/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
PATIENT FOUND SUCKING ON WICK OF CITRONELLA LIQUID OIL CANDLE, CONSTANT COUGHING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Floors or flooring materials
CRAWLING ON FLOOR AND GOT HAND CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HE DROPPED 3LB CANDLE ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CHILD IN CHURCH, WAX SPILLED FROM A CANDLE OVER THE PT'S HEAD & FACE DX: MELTED WAX IN HAIR, NO BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT GOT CANDLE WAX IN EYE; FB REMOVAL EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT ARM WITH GLASS CANDLESTICK
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: 03/29/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT'S HAIR CAUGHT FIRE BY CANDLE BROTHER WAS HOLDING AT HOME; SCALP BURN, HAIR BURNED, FD NOT MENTIONED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2 YO M PULLED HOT CANDLE OVER ON TO EYE BURN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cribs
PATIENT WAS IN A CRIB AND BURNED LEFT HAND ON A CANDLE THAT WAS ON DRESSER NEXT TO CRIB. DX. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
STEPPED ON GLASS CANDLEHOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT DROPPED A CANDLE ON HER LEFT GREAT TOE. DX-TOE CONTUSION.
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: 02/23/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT DROPPED A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER ON LT FOOT DX: LT FOOT INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
REACHING RO SOMETING, FELL ON LIT 3 WICK CANDLE/ BURNS TO CHEST
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: 02/12/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN TO HAND AFTER PT GRABBED A LIT CANDLE. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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: 02/07/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT HIT MOUTH ON CANDLE HOLDER AT UNCLE'S HOUSE; MOUTH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
A GLASS CANDLE BROKE, GLASS IN LT EYE
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

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD BURNT HER EAR ON A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
1ST DEGREE BURN FACIAL, 2ND DEGREE BURN L EAR, DAUGHTER CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE WITH CANDLE WHILE MOM WAS READING MAGAZINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WITH RT HAND INJURY HOLDING CANDLEHOLDER IN HAND X 3DAYS AGO, PUNCT URE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT BLEW OUT CANDLE AT HOME, SOOT/SMOKE WENT INTO EYE; CORNEAL ABRA SION, FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOYJER STATES PT PUT OUT CANDLE WITH HIS FINGER DX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
RT FOOT LAC-CUT ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLEHOLDER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAS IN LEFT EAR. DX. FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR CANAL - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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