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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 743
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLE DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CHI-HIT W/A THROWN CANDLE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SIBLING THREW CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SCALP LACERATION, ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED A GLASS CANDLEHOLDER OFF WOODEN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER ONTO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 10 YOM WAS AT HOME; CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF SHELF AND HIT PATIENT ON TOP OF HEAD. HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT BURNED HIMSELF ON FLAME FROM A CANDLE. DX-PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS LEFT SCALP, FOREHEAD, EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Televisions |
| PATIENT PULLED GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FROM TOP OF TV AT HOME ONTO HEAD; SC ALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| MOM THROWING A CANDLE INTO TRASH ACCD HITTING PT IN HEAD, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 HIT ON BACK OF HEAD WHEN CANDLESTICK FELL AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH HAIR ACCD. CAUGHT ON FIRE BY FRAGRANCE CANDLE IN BATHROOM C/O B ACK OF HEAD PN WITH BURNS FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SCALP BURN- SUSTAINED WHILE BENDING OVER A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| METAL CANDLESTICK HOLDER FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH CANDLE IN GLASS HOLDER FALLING HITTING PT IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE FELL AND HIT HER ON BACK OF HEAD SAT. ?LOC LETHARGIC , VISION BL URRED, NAUSEA HA DX: POST CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| GLASS VOTIVE FELL ON HEAD/SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 2 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 |
| SCALP LAC-GOT HIT W/A GLASS CANDLESTICK BY ANOTHER CHILD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT HAD A SCONCE FALL ON HER HEAD; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH GLASS CANDLE 30 MIN PTA-DX-4 CM SCALE LACERATION, REPA IRED AND FCIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| CANDLE STICK HOLDER FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD. DX. ACUTE MINOR HEAD TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT HEAD ON CANDLESTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STRUCK BY THROWN CANDLE IN HEAD, LACERATION SCALP SUPERFICIAL, CONCU SSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 15 YO F HIT IN HEAD W/GLASS CANDLE CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT GOT HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM CANDLE 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN - SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CANDLESTICK FELL ON HEAD DX. HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH CANDLESTICK. DX: CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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