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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | 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, Balloons |
| KNOCKED DOWN A CANDLE WHILE HOLDING BALLOOONS, IT LANDED ON PT'S FORE- HEAD- CANDLE WASN'T LIT. DX; CHI, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CANDLE FELL ON HIS HEAD;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS BURNT ON SCALP AND FOREARMS FROM A CANDLE, 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO SCALP AND LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A CANDLE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF SHELF IN BATHROOM AND HIT PTS HEAD. DX HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Slow cookers |
| HOT CANDLE WAX FROM MELTING WARMER DUMPED ON PATIENT'S HEAD, HAIR MATTE D WITH RED WAX; SCALP BURN, 1ST DG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD BY A CANDLESTICK BY HIS 16TH MONTH OLD CO USIN. NO LOC. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE FELL ON HEAD/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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