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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 17YOM HIT IN HEAD W/GLADE CANDLE BY SISTER, NO LOC; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| DIRECT BLOW, PT HIT ON HEAD WITH A CANDLESTICK THROWN BY SIBLING. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 22 months | 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, Balloons |
| KNOCKED DOWN A CANDLE WHILE HOLDING BALLOOONS, IT LANDED ON PT'S FORE- HEAD- CANDLE WASN'T LIT. DX; CHI, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 6 YO F BURNED HER HAIR ON A CANDLE DX: THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 38 years | 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 |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLESTICK CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | 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 |
| CANDLE FELL ON HIS HEAD;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS BURNT ON SCALP AND FOREARMS FROM A CANDLE, 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO SCALP AND LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| GOT HT IN HEAD WITH A CANDLE AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | 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 |
| CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A CANDLE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF SHELF IN BATHROOM AND HIT PTS HEAD. DX HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| HEAD INJURY FROM CANDLE HOLDER ON WALL FALLING OFF AND HITTING HER HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE. DX-CONTUSION TO RIGHT OCCIPITAL AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 78 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 |
| 78YOM HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON A VOTIVE LIGHT LAST FRIDAY AT HOME; HEAD INJURY,LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Slow cookers |
| HOT CANDLE WAX FROM MELTING WARMER DUMPED ON PATIENT'S HEAD, HAIR MATTE D WITH RED WAX; SCALP BURN, 1ST DG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD BY A CANDLESTICK BY HIS 16TH MONTH OLD CO USIN. NO LOC. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 7 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, Stairs or steps |
| ATTEMPTING TO SMELL CANDLE WHEN CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE, THEN RAN UP 2 FLIG HTS OF STAIRS W/HAIR ON FIRE; 2ND DG SCALP/FACE BURNS, 3RD DG HELIX,FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAD CT-HIT W/A THROWN *** CANDLE-@ A PARTY-INTENT NOT OBVIOUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| JAR CANDLE FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WITH CHI FROM A THROWN CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CANDLE FELL ON HEAD/SCALP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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