Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2004 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,082
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	758
6-15 years old:	82
16-25 years old:	90
26-50 years old:	46
50+ years old:	104

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FLASH BURN FROM CANDLE FD NOT RECORDED FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM CANDLE/ 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS FOREHEAD AND LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FACE, HEAD, & NECK BURNS-CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE WHILE BLOWING OUT A CANDLE NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC FOREHEAD; CANDLE FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
A BRASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL FROM THE MANTLE AND STRUCK PATIENT'S FACE AT HOME. DX-3CM LACERATION LEFT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS BURNED BLOWING OUT CANDLE DX: SECOND DEG SUPERFICIAL BURN FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
42 YO MALE WAS HIT IN EYE WITH CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION LEFT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
A HEAVY CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON PT STRICKING FACE, SUSTAINED " FACIAL LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SISTER THREW A CANDLE AT PT & INJURED HIS NOSE. DX: BROKEN NOSE CLOSED, EPISTAXIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT KNOCKED OVER A CANDLE AND SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
1ST DEGREE BURN R EYEBROW, L UPPER CHEST, L FOREARM, CHILD TURNED LEVER ON MOM'S CANDLE MELTING MACHINE AND WAS BURNED WITH WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT GOT HAIR CAUGHT IN FLAME OF CANDLE AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE C/O PAIN CRYING 3RD DEGREE BURN RT SIDE OF FACE FIRE DEPARTMENT NO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
? WAX BURN FROM CANDLE TO FACE DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN R FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
1 AND 2 DEG THERM BURNS. PT WAS BLOWING ON A CANDLE CONTAINER AND IT CA UGHT FIRE CAUSING WAX TO BLOW BACK INTO FACE. FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 9 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A CANDLE PT EXTINGUISHED FIRE- DX BURNS O N FOREHEAD + LT EAR ( 2ND DEGREE HAND)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LACERATION NOSE - 2 YOM BROKE A CANDLE HOLDER IN HIS ROOM LACERATING HI S NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 3 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE WITH CANDLE AT HOME; 1ST DEGREE SCALP BURN, 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD, NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
2 YOF BURNED FOREHEAD WHEN SHE CLIMBED ON A DRESSER AND BURNED HERSEL F WITH BURNING CANDLE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT WITH A CANDLE STICK CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT GOT HIT B/T THE EYES, ON FOREHEAS, WITH A CANDLE STICK THAT WAS THRO WN ACCIDNETLY BY HER BROTHER, SUSTAIEND " FACIAL LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LEFT FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HAD A CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL AND HIT PT IN FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HER PERFUME IGNITED A CANDLE SHE HELD AT A CHURCH SOCIAL AND BURNED TOR SO,NECK AND FACE, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED FACE WITH CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Lighters
15 BURN TO FACE AND NECK.PT WENT TO LIGHT A CANDLE WITH A BUTANE LIGHTE R AND IT FLASHED AND BURNED PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
3 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURNS TO FACE. PT BURNED SELF W/CANDLE WAX @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Fuel multi-purpose lighters
PT'S MOTHER STATES SHE WAS LIGHTING A CANDLE WITH A LONG LIGHTER & CHILD JERKED FORWARD AND HIT EYELID ON HOT TIP OF LIGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT HAD WAX FROM CANDLE IN RIGHT EYE - EYELIDS WERE STUCK TOGETHER. D: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYELIDS S/P REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED FOREHEAD,FINGERTIPS WHEN CANDLE CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE WHEN LEANING OVER CANDLE.?FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON FOREHEAD AND EYELASHES. POWER WAS OUT, REACHED F OR CANDLE AND WAS SPILLED ONTO FACE & NECK. DX. BURN CANDLEWAX ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOM STATES SHE WAS TRYING TO BLOW OUT A CANDLE AND BURNED HER FOREHEAD AND HER HAIR WITH THE FLAME DX: FOREHEAD BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PUT A 22 SHELL BULLET OVER A CANDLE FIRE AND IT EXPLODED AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD/ PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
23 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LAC TO FACE. PT TRIPPED & FELL AGAINST A CANDLE HOLD ER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT PULLED A CANDLESTICK HOLDER OFF A MANTLE IT FELL STRIKING HER IN THE FACE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
21 Y.O. W MALE W/BURN TO FACE. PT STS A CANDLE FELL ON HIS FACE @ HOME. E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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