Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2005 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,819
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	697
6-15 years old:	443
16-25 years old:	220
26-50 years old:	189
50+ years old:	267

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 CANDLE HOLDER HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD, FELL ON RIGHT SIDE. DX-LACERATION, CONTUSION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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 FELL AND LACERATED CHIN ON GLASS CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2005	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
REDNESS TO FACE GOT HIT WITH FALLING CANDLE DX: CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT ASSAULTED BY HIS BROTHER WHO THREW A CANDLE AT HIM AND STRUCK HIM I N THE FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX LEFT FOREHEAD LACERATION: FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON SIDE OF FACE WITH A CANDLESTICK BY SISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 60 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
LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A CANDLE THAT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
42 YOF HAD A STONE SCONCE THROWN AT HAD CAUSING LACERATON TO FACE. STA TES IT WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT'S MOTHER STATES A CANDLE FELL OFF ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND HIT CHILD ON FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 2 years	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
2 YOM HIT ON HEAD WITH CANDLE HOLDER CONTUSION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE RUNNING WITH CANDLE HOLDER DX: LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLES LIT AND ROOM CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: BURNS FACE, BILAT HANDS, FOREARMS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 20 months	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
PT POURED CANDLE WAX FROM CANDLE WARMER ONTO FACE, NECK & CHEST. DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN FACE & NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE JAR FELL ON FACE DX: FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
BURNED SIDE OF FACE ON A CANDLE FLAME BURN CHEEK NO FIRE DEPARTMENT ATT ENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
A LARGE CANDLE FELL ONTO THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. DX NOSE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 6 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
CANDLE FELL ONTO PT'S FOREHEAD AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE WITHIN LAST 45 MINUTES. DX: LAC FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNS TO FACE: ON HOME OXYGEN, LIGHTING A CANDLE, OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE, MOUTH, THROAT, FIRE DEPT T SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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 STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A CANDLE. DX FACE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 22 months	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
PATIENT PLAYING WITH MARBLE CANDLE HOLDER, IT SLIPPED HITTING PATIENT O N FOREHEAD; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 7 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
BURN TO EYELID, SPILLED CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 C/O BURNED FACE WITH CANDLE ON BIRTHDAY CAKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 18 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, Pillows
INSIDE LIGHTING CANDLES, PILLOW CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED L FACE, CHEST AN D MIDDLE FINGER OF R HAND. DX. 1 DEG BURN TO FACE, CHEST. FD NOT INDI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
6Y/M TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS FOREHEAD W/ A "GLASS CANDLE" TODAY,WO UND ICED/BANDAGE PER DAD BEFORE VISIT TO ER; 2CM FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Sheets or pillowcases
PT'S BROTHER HAD A CANDLE LIT IN THE BEDROOM. IT FELL OVER CATCHING BED SHEETS ON FIRE. DX: BURNS FACE & HANDS/ARMS. FD INVOLVE NOT SPEC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 DX 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURN OF FACE AND UPPER EXTREMITY - AFTER BURNING SCENTED OIL AND WATER CANDLE IN BATHRROM FELL ON HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	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
LACERATION NOSE - 8 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS NOSE AFTER HAVING A CANDLE HOLDER THROWN AT HIM BY HIS BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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
PT LIT A CANDLE WHILE USING O2 WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 12 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, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Fuel multi-purpose lighters
PT LIGHTING A CANDLE WITH A PROPANE LIGHTER WHEN IT FLASHED SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF THE FACE BY HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE BEING BLOWN OU T AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN TO FACE FROM HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE AT COUSINS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PUT CANDLE IN NOSE FB NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT WITH A CANDLE STICK CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 52 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
PT WEARING OXYGEN TUBING, WITH OXYGEN FLOWING, BLEW OUT A CANDLE AND OX YGEN EXPLODED, FACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 3 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
HIT HEAD ON CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	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
PULLED CANDLEHOLDER OFF SHELF DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT WAS BLOWING OUT A CANDLE & HER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED RT. FOREARM WHILE PUTTING IT OUT. DX: FACIAL BURN & FOREARM BURN, RT. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 79 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
BURN TO FACE LIT A CANDLE WHILE USING OXYGEN DX: BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE HIT A WALL AND A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF A SHELF CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 32 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
CANDLE FELL ON HEAD DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2 YOM CUT FOREHEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 4 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
PATIENT CAUGHT HAIR AND SIDE OF FACE ON FIRE WITH BIRTHDAY CANDLES ON B IRTHDAY CAKE AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, SENT TO ED FROM URGENT CARE; FACE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	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 LEANED OVER VOTIVE CANDLE & HAIR CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: 2ND DEG BURN FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 WITH HOT WAX FROM CANDLE FALLING ON FACE WHILE PLAYING WITH UNCLE,BU RNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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
PT BLEW OUT CANDLE WHILE WEARING O2 NASAL CANNULA & FLAMES FLASHED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
1ST DEG BURN R FACE & CHEST/22MOF PULLED MELTED TART WAX DOWN ON HER. W AX NOT AS HOT AS ORDINARY WAX. GOT ON FACE. UPPER CHEST ALSO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 2 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
DAD SMELLED BURNING HAIR AND RAN TO FIND PT IN ROOM WITH HAIR ON FIRE,T RIED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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