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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON A CANDLE STICK-@ CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| PAIN TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH FALLING CANDLE HOLDER DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| A CANDLE FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT WAS DUSTING AND GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLE HOLDER. DX-LACERATION SCALP 3CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 27 Y/O M C/O HIT W/ CANDLESTICK BY ACCIDENT-BLURRED VISION. DX; ACUTE H EADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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