Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,655
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	697	Head:	254
All Of Body:	149	Upper Arm:	74
Finger:	72	Upper Trunk:	68
Upper Leg:	66	Lower Trunk:	59
25 - 50% Body:	59	Hand:	51
Eyeball:	43	Foot:	38
Lower Arm:	6	Neck:	5
Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER BURNED ON A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/01/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tableware and accessories
BURNS 1ST DEGREE, LWR BACK, MOTHER STS PT BURNED W/A CANDLE ON A PLATE WHEN OLDER SISTER REMOVED FROM A TABLE AT THOME, C/O REDNESS, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear
PLAYING WITH CANDLE & SET SHIRT ON FIRE @ HOME; FIRE DEPT ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN R ABD + R CHEST 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS CHEWING ON CANDLE DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
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: 11/20/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A TEASPOONFUL OF LIQUID PARAFFIN USED FOR CANDLE FUEL. DX: HYDROCARBON INGESTION W/POSS PNEUMONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	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
GLASS CANDLE BROKE CUTTING THUMB AT HOME;THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED FOREARM WITH CANDLE
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: 11/03/2005	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT KNOCKED OVER CANDLE THAT WAS BURNING. HOT WAX BURN TO L ARM (2ND DEGREE).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT INGESTED CANDLE OIL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 10/20/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
MOTHER STATES PT GOT HOLD OF A BURNING CANDLE & IT BURNED PTS. CHEST & CHIN. DX; 1ST.& 2ND.DEG. BURNS NECK & CHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 DUMPED HOT CANDLE WAX ON FACE. GOT IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY EYE. NO INJURY TO FACE OR EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	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, Stairs or steps
LIT CANDLE ON BASEMENT STEPS, PT WALKING UP STEPS, BENT OVER CANDLE, HA IR CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT.
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: 09/05/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED FINGER ON A CANDLE DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 4 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
SPILLED CANDLE WAX DX. SCLERAL BURN
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: 08/26/2005	Age: 2 years	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
2 YOM HAD A JAR CANDLE FALL ON HIS HEAD #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 4 years	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
PT FELL AGAINST A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND INJURED HEAD. DXHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 8 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
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLESTICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PULLED OVER A HOT BURNING CANDLE AND HOT WAX SPILLED ON UPPER ARM TH ERMAL BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED ON CANDLE A FEW DAYS AGO. STARTED LOOKING WORSE. DX: BURN THUMB 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE CORD GOT CAUGHT ON FEET AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD,CANDLE WAX BURNE D EAR AND SIDE OF HEAD; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOM NOTICED BLOOD IN PT'S STOOL, MAY HAVE EATEN BURGANDY CANDLE YEST. DX. CANDLE INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	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
PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2005	Age: 4 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 W/ PICE OF WAX FROM CANDLE IN RT EYE DX FORIEGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED FINGER WITH A CANDLE. DX FINGER BURN.
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: 04/28/2005	Age: 21 months	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, Sinks
EYE FB-FROM BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER IN SINK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PATIENT WAS HIE IN HEAD WITH A CANDLE WHILE PLAYING. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
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: 04/17/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
INGESTED LIQUID CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX FROM BURNING CANDLE ON LEGS, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	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
PT BURNED FINGERS ON A CANDLE, AT HOME DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT HAND
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: 03/18/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
NECK BURN, HOT CANDLE OIL/WAX SPILLED ON CHILD
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: 03/01/2005	Age: 20 months	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
PT. W/LAC R FOOT. MOM SAYS PLAYING W/CANDLES, THREW ONE, WENT TO GET T HE CANDLE AND RAN INTO CANDLEHOLDER. DX. LAC R FOOT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	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
GRABBED A CANDLE DX. HAND BURN
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: 02/08/2005	Age: 4 years	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
1 CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER IN THE GARBA GE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
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-@ HOME-PULLED A CRYSTAL CANDLE HOLDER ONTO HEAD
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: 01/25/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED THUMB ON CANDLE DX. THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS CUT W/GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX: L HAND LAC.
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

Date: 01/01/2005	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, Other glass bottles or jars
HIT ON HEAD BY FALLING CANDLE JAR. 2CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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