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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 134
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| C/O EYE PAIN THAT BEGAN AFTER BLOWING OUT A CANDLE YESTERDAY, ?SOOT IN EYE>>CORNEAL ABR/CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED EYE IRRITATION WHEN A SCENTED CANDLE OIL SPLASHED INTO CHILD'S EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CANDLE WAX DRIPPED IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CANDLE WAX DRIPPED IN L EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 7 YEAR OLD STABBED A THIS 4 YO F PT WITH GLASS CANDLE HOLDERS DX: LAC T O CORNEAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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