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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,142
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 3 YOM HAD CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON A CANDLE STICK-@ CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| PAIN TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH FALLING CANDLE HOLDER DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 4 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER METAL CANDLE HOLDER, FELL ON FLOOR DX: SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 11 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, Furniture |
| PT MOVING FURNITURE AT HOME. CANDLE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 51 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 HAD A CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON HEAD SUSTAIEND '' HEAD LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 11 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 |
| ANOTHER PERSON THREW A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 11 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 |
| IRON CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON PATIENT AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 5 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, Televisions |
| PLAYING W/BROTHER AND CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF TV AND FELL ON TOP OF PATI ENT. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SCONCE FELL ON HEAD AT 11:00 TODAY. DX: 2 LACERATIONS ON SCALP, DX2: HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 43 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, Ceilings and walls |
| A CANDLE FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT HAD A CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL OFF A SHELF AT HOME STRIKING IN HEAD C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 12 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 |
| THE CAT JUMPED AND KNOCKED A BURNING CANDLE; CANDLE FELL ONTO PTS HEAD. D : SINGED HAIR - MIMIMAL BURN TO HAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 2 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 |
| CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO PT. DX: 2 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 35 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 |
| PATIENT WAS DUSTING AND GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLE HOLDER. DX-LACERATION SCALP 3CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WHEN HIT WITH CANDLEHOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| STRUCK ON HEAD BY A FALLING WALL SCONCE RECEIVING CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 3 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 |
| CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD. LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 27 Y/O M C/O HIT W/ CANDLESTICK BY ACCIDENT-BLURRED VISION. DX; ACUTE H EADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 3 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 |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.PLAYING W/PUPPY & CANDLE STICK FELL ON HEAD DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLEHOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 21 MONTH OLD MALE HAD CANDLE FALL ON HEAD HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | 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 |
| A 5 LB. CANDLE FELL ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 23 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER SCALP FROM A JAR CANDLE THROWN AGAINST A WALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 22 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 HIT HIMSELF ON TOP OF HEAD WITH LARGE CANDLE NO LOC C/O HEADACHE PT HAS ABRASIONS AND SMALL CUTS LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Counters or countertops |
| PULLED LIGHTED CANDLE DOWN FROM COUNTER, HOT WAX SPILLED ON HEAD AND FA CE/ 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| IN BATHROOM LOOKING AT CANDLE AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE;1ST DEGREE BURN, SCALP;NO FD NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 3 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 HAD A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD LA CERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| RAN INTO CANDLEHOLDER ON WALL DX: LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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