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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 3 YOM HAD CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER METAL CANDLE HOLDER, FELL ON FLOOR DX: SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | 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, Televisions |
| PLAYING W/BROTHER AND CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF TV AND FELL ON TOP OF PATI ENT. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SCONCE FELL ON HEAD AT 11:00 TODAY. DX: 2 LACERATIONS ON SCALP, DX2: HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO PT. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHI WHEN HIT WITH CANDLEHOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| STRUCK ON HEAD BY A FALLING WALL SCONCE RECEIVING CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 3 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 |
| CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 REPORTED PT.PLAYING W/PUPPY & CANDLE STICK FELL ON HEAD DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLEHOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 21 MONTH OLD MALE HAD CANDLE FALL ON HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Counters or countertops |
| PULLED LIGHTED CANDLE DOWN FROM COUNTER, HOT WAX SPILLED ON HEAD AND FA CE/ 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 4 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| IN BATHROOM LOOKING AT CANDLE AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE;1ST DEGREE BURN, SCALP;NO FD NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT HAD A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD LA CERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| RAN INTO CANDLEHOLDER ON WALL DX: LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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