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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| REDNESS TO FACE GOT HIT WITH FALLING CANDLE DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES A CANDLE FELL OFF ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND HIT CHILD ON FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 2 YOM HIT ON HEAD WITH CANDLE HOLDER CONTUSION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE RUNNING WITH CANDLE HOLDER DX: LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 20 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 POURED CANDLE WAX FROM CANDLE WARMER ONTO FACE, NECK & CHEST. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE & NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A LARGE CANDLE FELL ONTO THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. DX NOSE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A CANDLE. DX FACE CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH MARBLE CANDLE HOLDER, IT SLIPPED HITTING PATIENT O N FOREHEAD; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PUT CANDLE IN NOSE FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 18 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PULLED CANDLEHOLDER OFF SHELF DX. FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| 2 YOM CUT FOREHEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 4 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 |
| PATIENT CAUGHT HAIR AND SIDE OF FACE ON FIRE WITH BIRTHDAY CANDLES ON B IRTHDAY CAKE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, SENT TO ED FROM URGENT CARE; FACE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | 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 |
| PT LEANED OVER VOTIVE CANDLE & HAIR CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WITH HOT WAX FROM CANDLE FALLING ON FACE WHILE PLAYING WITH UNCLE,BU RNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 1ST DEG BURN R FACE & CHEST/22MOF PULLED MELTED TART WAX DOWN ON HER. W AX NOT AS HOT AS ORDINARY WAX. GOT ON FACE. UPPER CHEST ALSO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 2 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 |
| DAD SMELLED BURNING HAIR AND RAN TO FIND PT IN ROOM WITH HAIR ON FIRE,T RIED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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