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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WALKED PAST CANDLE, HAIR SINGED, 2ND DEG BURNS FACE & AROUND EYE, EYELASHES SINGED, NO SOOT IN NOSTRILES, BREATHING W/O DIFFICULTY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 5 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 |
| BURNED BY CANDLE WHEN BLOWING OUT CANDLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2007 | Age: 2 years | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STRUCK BY A CANDLE HOLDER THAT WAS FALLING FROM A DRESSER. DX LACERATI ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 1 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FATHER ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED/DROPPED LARGE, WAX CANDLE OFF SHELF HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO CANDLE HOLDERDX; FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 16 months | 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 |
| PULLED BURNING CANDLE DOWN, SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO FACE >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT A CANDLESTICK. DX-LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| CANDLE BURNED FACE DX: THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PIECE OF CANDLE WAS IN NOSTRIL. DX FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| TRIED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AND B URNED FACE WITH 1 % BURNS,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Counters or countertops |
| PT WAS AT HOME, BURNING CANDLE ON A KITCHEN ISLAND LIT HAIR ON FIRE, HAIR FELL ON FACE CAUSING BURN TO RT CHEEK, NOSE, UPPER EYE LID/NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Tables |
| PT REACHED FOR CANDLE SITTING ON TABLE, SET HAIR ON FIRE AND BURNED SID E OF FACE, EAR AND FINGER; BURN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT LEANED OVER CANDLE AT HOME, FLAME CAUGHT BANGS ON FIRE & SCORCHED FO REHEAD, NOW W/BURN, 1 OPEN & 1 INTACT BLISTER TO FOREHEAD; BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | 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, Tables |
| CRAWLED ON TABLE TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AT HOME, HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNE D FOREHEAD STARTING AT HAIRLINE, SINGED HAIR; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LEANED OVER TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AND CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE AT HOME, MOM HEARD SCREAM FROM NEXT ROOM CALLD 911; 1ST/2ND DG FACE BURN, SINGED HAI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY HEAVY CANDLE OR CANDLEHOLDER AFTER THROWING IN A IR; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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