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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 549
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 91 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, Clothing |
| CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE FROM CANDLE,AND ALSO BURNED SCALP WITH 23 % BURNSUN K IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| AN UNLIT CANDLE FELL ON PT'S FOREHEAD, IN A STORE- NO LOC DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURNED FROM A CANDLE FLAME. DX 1ST DEGREE SCALP BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 63 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 |
| FELL AND STRUCK CANDLE HOLDER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL AND CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON PTS HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PULLED CANDLE HOLDER OVER-CANDLE NOT LIT, HIT IN HEAD, VOMITING, HEAD I NJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER. DX: HEAD LAC, SYNCOPE, HX CARDIAC ABNORMALITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ONTO METAL CANDLESTICK HOLDER. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT'S WIFE THREW A CANDLE AND IT HIT PT IN HEAD DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| A CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 2 months | 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, Refrigerators |
| CHI-CANDLESTICK FELL OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATOR & HIT PT IN HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 75 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 |
| A CANDLE FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON PT'S HEAD. DX: HEMATOMA FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 31 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER, NO LOC DX: LAC REPAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 5 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A CRYSTAL CANDLE FELL FROM SHELF, HIT PT IN HEAD, DX; HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 17 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 HEAD ON A METAL CANDLE SCONCE DX; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT HEAD WHEN CANDLE HOLDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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