Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 479
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	73
Year 1998:	150
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	13
Year 2001:	13
Year 2002:	11
Year 2003:	125
Year 2004:	6
Year 2005:	5
Year 2007:	61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LEANING OVER TO BLOW OUT OF A CANDLE HAIR CAUGHT FIRE RIGHT EAR 2ND DEGREE BURN (BROUGHT IN BY MOTHER NO FIRE DEPT INVOL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE CORD GOT CAUGHT ON FEET AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD,CANDLE WAX BURNE D EAR AND SIDE OF HEAD; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SIBLING PUT CANDLE IN PATIENT'S EAR, HAVING EAR PAIN; WHITE CANDLE WAX REMOVED FROM EAR, OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PULLED LARGE METAL/GLASS CANDLE HOLDER ONTO SELF. DX: ABR R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD BURNT HER EAR ON A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAS IN LEFT EAR. DX. FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR CANAL - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE AND BURNED EAR AND FINGER WITH CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT HAS CANDLE WAX IN EAR CANAL, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, COULD NOT REM OVE; REFERRED TO ENT FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1998	Age: 3 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: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Televisions
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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