Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2008 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 881
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	379
6-15 years old:	36
16-25 years old:	141
26-50 years old:	249
50+ years old:	74

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 4 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
WHILE PLAYING WITH BROTHER HIT WITH CANDLE TO FOREHEAD ..LAC TO FOREHE AD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
SPILLED HOT WAX ON FACE. DX BURNS - EYELIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 24 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, Other ranges or ovens
MAKING CANDLES ON STOVE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, PT TRIED TO PUT OUT W/WATE R, IT EXPLODED, BURNING HANDS & FACE----BURN FACE( NO FD MENTIONED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	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
TRYING TO BLOW OUT A CANDLE AND HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX 2ND DEGREE BUR N TO FOREHEAD. NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Other ranges or ovens
HAD A CANDLE ON THE STOVE, THAT CAUGHT FIRE, & AFTER HE SPLASHED WATER ON THE FLAME, IT BLEW INTO HIS FACE-BURNS. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FOREHEAD LAC, PT FELL WHENLIGHTING CANDLES AT CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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, Stairs or steps
PATIENT WAS RUNNING UP STAIRS, SLIPPED AND FELL AT TOP, RAN INTO A SHEL F WITH A METAL CANDLESTICK HOLDER ON IT HITTING HEAD; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 30 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
FACE & NECK BURN-SPLASHED W/ HOT CANDLE WAX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 8 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 WAS RUNNING AND HIT HEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 3.5 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT PULLED WAX CANDLE DOWN ON SELF, WAX ON FACE, HEAD/HAIR, EAR, UP PER ARM; NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 2 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
CUT HERSELF ON BROKEN GLASS, WHEN SHE PULLED A 3 FT. GLASS TOPPED CANDLE DOWN, AT HOME. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 33 years	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
33 Y/O PT WAS PLAYING WITH CANDLE AND DRIPPED WAX ON HER FOREHEAD. PT POOR HISTORIAN 2ND TO MR. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Tables
PT PULLED EXTINGUISHED CANDLE OFF NIGHTSTAND & SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO FAC E, BACK, SHOULDER AND FOREARM; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
ON OXYGEN AND BLEW OUT A CANDLE WHICH FLASHED UP INTO FACE BURNING IT UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 14 months	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
PULLED A LIT CANDLE ONTO SELF SPILLING HOT WAX ONTO FACE >> BURN/CONJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 4 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
PATIENT DROPPED GLASS CANDLE HOLDER, SHATTERED AND BOUNCED UP HITTING C HEEK; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOSQUITO REPELLENT CANDLE SPLASHED IN FACE;DX BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 21 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
DX BURNS OF FACE PT WAS BURNED BY CANDLE WAX ON 6/05/2008*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	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: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Counters or countertops
DX 1-2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE ON R NECK AND FACE: PT PULLED CANDLE OFF COUNTER ONTO FACE AND NECK. PER MOP, FACE WAS COVERED-WAX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 19 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
19 YO LEANING OVER LIT CANDLE INJURED FACE BURN FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 3 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
RT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT FELL INTO A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 2 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, Tables
PATIENT RAN INTO METAL CANDLE HOLDER ON A TABLE; EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 36 years	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, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAIR AND EYE LASHES WHILE BLOWING OUT CANDLES. DX. 1ST DEGREE BU RNS TO HEAD AND FACE.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 43 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, Medical equipment, general
43 Y/O F INJURED FACE WHEN LIT CANDLE WHILE ALSO USING PORTABLE LIQUID OXYGEN AND OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE AT HOME. DX; BURNS TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	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
HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A BURNING CANDLE AND BURNED FACE. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE NO FIRE DEPT #
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	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
36 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN FACE BY GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 2 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
BROUGHT IN BY MOM FOR EVALUATION OF ACCIDENTAL BURN ONTO FOREHEAD BY A CANDLE >> BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 51 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
BLOWING OUT CANDLE, BURNS TO FACE DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT TO ER WITH HOT WAX BURN TO FACE, EYELASHES, WAX SPLASHED ON FACE-BUR N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		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
HOMELESS PT STATES BLOWING A CANDLE OUT CAUSING IT TO CATCH FIRE CAUSED BURNS TO FACE DX: BURNS TO NOSE/LIPAND EYEBROWS, NO FD ATTENDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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, Blankets
BAKING COOKIES WITH GRANDMA, LEANED OVER CANDLE CAGHT HAIR ON FIRE,GRAN DMA THREW BLANKET ON HEAD; 2ND DG FOREHEAD BURN,1ST FOREARM, FD ATTENDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT STUCK A PIECE OF CANDLE IN HER NOSE. DX-FOREIGN BODY NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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
DX SOFT TISSUE SWELL'G: PRESENTS AFTER INJ TO L FACE: REACHED ABOVE HER TO STRETCH AND HIT LOOSED GLASS CHANDLE HOLDER, IT FELL STRUCK EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	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, Clothing
LIGHTING A CANDLE AND CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING FACIAL BURNS ,GROIN B URNS AND HAND BURNS,MED FLITE IN,FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2008	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
PT WAS AT HOME, GOT TO CLOSE TO A CANDLE, HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING BURNS TO RT FACE, FOREHEAD. NO FD INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS PLAYING WITH TWIN SISTER WHEN SHE DROPPED A CANDLE HOLDER ONTO FACE NOW WITH LACERATION. DX FACIAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	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
GLASS CANDLE FELL ON FOREHEAD AND CHEEK AT HOME CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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