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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LINEAR ABRASION - SCRATCHED EAR WITH EAR WAX CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| F.B. R EAR, PT CLEANING HER EAR W/A BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SOME PIECES GOT ST UCK IN THE CANAL, C/O PAIN, DISCOMFORT, TM NORMAL, HX OF OTITIS MEDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| USING CANDLEWAX IN EAR, FEELS STOPPED UP NOW & PAINFUL DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SIBLING PUT CANDLE IN PATIENT'S EAR, HAVING EAR PAIN; WHITE CANDLE WAX REMOVED FROM EAR, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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