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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 184
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PULLED CANDLE HOLDER OVER-CANDLE NOT LIT, HIT IN HEAD, VOMITING, HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ONTO METAL CANDLESTICK HOLDER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | 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, Refrigerators |
| CHI-CANDLESTICK FELL OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATOR & HIT PT IN HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON PT'S HEAD. DX: HEMATOMA FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 5 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A CRYSTAL CANDLE FELL FROM SHELF, HIT PT IN HEAD, DX; HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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