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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 892
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN HAIR - 3 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER HAIR ON HER HEAD FROM A BURNIN G BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SINGED HAIR TOP OF HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| BENT OVER CANDLE AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE;FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 CUT W/GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX: SCALP LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| MOM WAS MOVING CANDLE, WAX DRIPPED DX. SCALP BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2003 | Age: 6 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'S MOTHER STATES A CANDLESTICK FELL STRIKING CHILD IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 14 years | 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH A CANDLE STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 7 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 |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: CANDLE HOLDER FELL AND STRUCK HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | 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 |
| 22 Y/O F INJURED TOP OF HEAD WHEN TERRA COTTA CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON HER AT HOME.DX; LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PLAYING AND BUMPED INTO CANDLE AND BURNED SIDE OF SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| DX HEAD CONTUSION: CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | 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 |
| PTS MOTHER STATES A CANDLE FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PARENT STATES PT KNOCKED A GLASS CANDLE HOLER OFF SHELF AND IT HIT HIM IN BACK OF HEAD DX: CHI, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD W/ CANDLE TODAY. SCALP LAC & CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 20 MO F HIT IN HEAD WITH LARGE CANDLE. DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FOUR DAYS AGO AT HOME A CANDLE FELL FROM A SHELF AND STRUCK PATIENT ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | 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 |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL AND STRUCK CHILD IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHILD IN CHURCH, WAX SPILLED FROM A CANDLE OVER THE PT'S HEAD & FACE DX: MELTED WAX IN HAIR, NO BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON A CANDLE HOLDER DX: 2CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT'S HAIR CAUGHT FIRE BY CANDLE BROTHER WAS HOLDING AT HOME; SCALP BURN, HAIR BURNED, FD NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 25 YO F USING CANDLE CAUGHT SCALP OF HEAD ON FIRE BURN TO SCALP-NO FIRE FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 1ST DEGREE BURN FACIAL, 2ND DEGREE BURN L EAR, DAUGHTER CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE WITH CANDLE WHILE MOM WAS READING MAGAZINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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