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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FACE & NECK BURN-SPLASHED W/ HOT CANDLE WAX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 33 Y/O PT WAS PLAYING WITH CANDLE AND DRIPPED WAX ON HER FOREHEAD. PT POOR HISTORIAN 2ND TO MR. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAIR AND EYE LASHES WHILE BLOWING OUT CANDLES. DX. 1ST DEGREE BU RNS TO HEAD AND FACE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Medical equipment, general |
| 43 Y/O F INJURED FACE WHEN LIT CANDLE WHILE ALSO USING PORTABLE LIQUID OXYGEN AND OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 36 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN FACE BY GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TO ER WITH HOT WAX BURN TO FACE, EYELASHES, WAX SPLASHED ON FACE-BUR N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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