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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 221
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLESTICK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| GOT HT IN HEAD WITH A CANDLE AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| HEAD INJURY FROM CANDLE HOLDER ON WALL FALLING OFF AND HITTING HER HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE. DX-CONTUSION TO RIGHT OCCIPITAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAD CT-HIT W/A THROWN *** CANDLE-@ A PARTY-INTENT NOT OBVIOUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| JAR CANDLE FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WITH CHI FROM A THROWN CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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