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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,615
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 5 YOF SPRAIN ANKLE, STEPPED ON A CANDLE HOLDER AND ROLLED ON HER ANKLE. *** WRAP APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 3YOM AT UNCLES HOUSE WHERE THERE WERE SCENTED CANDLES BURNING AND HE I NHALED THE SCENT AND STARTED TO COUGH AND WHEEZE- ASTHMA ATTACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18MOF PULLED OVER A LIT CANDLE AT HOME AND GOT HOT WAX SPILLED IN FACE THERMAL BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| DX 3RD DEG BURNS, R 3RD FINGER: CHILD CLIMBED UP ON A TABLE HOLD' FINGER IN CANDLE FLAME; W MOP W TALK'G ON PHONE; NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/26/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 5YOM CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER, FINGER BLEEDING DX; FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, PULLED A CANDLE HOLDER DOWN CAUSING A LACERATION TO NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MOM STATES CHILD BUNED HAND TOUCHING CANDLE DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/29/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT HAND ON CANDLE JAR;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT PRESENT TO ER WITH MOTHER WAS SHOPPING IN STORE WITH CANDLE AND DIFF ERENT ORDER BABY HAD FACIAL ALLERGIC REACTION- DX- ALLERGIC REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LAC FINGER ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 1 YOHM FELL & HIT FOREHEAD ON METAL CANDLE HOLDER. FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Windowsills or frames |
| PATIENT BROKE GLASS CANDLESTICK ON WINDOWSILL CUTTING 2ND FINGER ON GLA SS; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| CUT FOREHEAD ON CANDLE JAR FOREHEAD LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Lamp oils |
| @ DAY CARE,GOT INTO CITRONELLA OIL FILLED CANDLE&SPILLED ONTO SELF VS I NGESTION, NOW WITH COUGH, STUFFED NOSE&INCREASED WOF>> R/O ING VS ASPIR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 2.7 CM LACERATION LEG: FELL @ HOME ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER CUTTING HIS LT KNEE, 2.7 CM LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT CUT ON LEG WITH METAL CANDLE STICK HOLDER; LEG LAC. |
| 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: 09/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT WITH A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME LAC LT BIG TOE * |
| 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: 08/29/2009 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| GOT A HOLD OF A CANDLE HOLDER AND GOT HOT SCENTED OIL BASED WAX ON SIDE OF FACE AND SCALP AREA. DX: 1% BURN TO RT SIDE OF FACE AND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHEWING ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN SWALLOWED A PIECE;DX INGESTED OBJEC T |
| 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: 08/06/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT STUCK UP A BIRTHDAY CANDLE UP LEFT NARE. DX F.B LEFT NARE, |
| 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: 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 |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE WAX;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| 4YOM, SHIRT SCAUGHT ON FIRE BY CANDEL,SECOND DEGREE BURN 10% BODY UPPER ARM, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER; FOREIGN BODY ING ESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 21 months | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL FROM SHELF;DX LACERATED FACE |
| 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: 05/07/2009 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CANDLE JAR AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE FELL ON R GREAT TOE DX; TOE LAC |
| 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: 04/02/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 MTH OLD M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON METAL CANDLE HOLDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT INGESTED AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF A LIQUID CANDLE POISONING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FOOT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT FELL ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER CUTTING BACK OF LEG; THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT BIRTHDAY CANDLE WAX ON FINGER DX: FINGER BURN |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN A CANDEL HOLDER FELL ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 3 Y/O PULLED HOT WAX OFF OF HOT CANDLE AT HOME. DX-BURNED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STEPPED ON METAL TEALIGHT CANDLE. DX: L HEEL LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH CANDLE PTA. CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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