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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bags |
| PT HAD HAND IN BAG WITH SCENTED CANDLE AND RUBBED EYE, POSS FB TO EYE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 2 Y/O C/O EYE PAIN, GOT SCENTED CANDLE OIL IN EEYE, SPILLED CANDLE OIL ON FA CE. DX-FORBIGN BODY (OIL) IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD GOTTON A HOLD OF GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHICH SHATTERED DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT PULLED DOWN A LIT CANDLE AND WAX SPLASHED IN EYES CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHILD TRIED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE IN AUNT'S BATHROOM AND HAD HOT WAX SPLAS H IN EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, 1ST DEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| LAC EYE- SCONCE FELL FROM WALL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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