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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 191
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A LARGE CANDLE FALL STRIKING HER IN THE MOUTH LACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 11 Y.O. W MALE W/LIP LAC. PT WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH W/A CANDLE BY YOUN GER BROTHER. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FALL, HIT LIP ON CANDLESTICK LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT HIT WITH CANDLE HOLDERLACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLESTICK HOLDER FELL AND HIT MOUTH, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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