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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 37 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 |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH GLASS CANDLE, CUT TO HEAD, DX; HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | 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, Stairs or steps |
| LIT CANDLE ON BASEMENT STEPS, PT WALKING UP STEPS, BENT OVER CANDLE, HA IR CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | 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: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF TABLE, HIT PT IN HEAD, NO LOC DX: CUNCUSSIONAL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| 2 YOM HAD A JAR CANDLE FALL ON HIS HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 4 years | 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 |
| PT FELL AGAINST A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND INJURED HEAD. DXHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CHI WHEN CANDLE FELL OFF SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLESTICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | 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 |
| CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN A CANDLE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 49 YO MALE HAD BURNS ON TOP OF HEAD FROM CANDLE WAS SPLASHING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 10 months | 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 SUST LACERATION TO SCALP CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 8 months | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS HIE IN HEAD WITH A CANDLE WHILE PLAYING. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SAYS A CANDLE FELL OFF HEADBOARD AND HIT HER ON THE L SIDE OF BACK O F HEAD, NO LOC, DX: POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 29 years | 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 |
| A CANDLE FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD DX: CHI, 4 CM FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 5 months | 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 |
| CHI-@ HOME-PULLED A CRYSTAL CANDLE HOLDER ONTO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT SAT TOO CLOSE TO A CANDLE & HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE ON R SIDE OF HEAD. DX: 2ND DEG BURNS SCALP, R SHOULDER, R WRIST. FD INVOLVE UNKNOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| SCALP LAC/7YOM AT HOME WAS INJURED WHEN CANDLESTICK FELL AND STRUCK HEA D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | 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, Other glass bottles or jars |
| HIT ON HEAD BY FALLING CANDLE JAR. 2CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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