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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 601
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE WHILE PLAYING CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| A 8 YOM STATES CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOF SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS HIT WITH A CANDLE HOLDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOF-HEAD LAC-TRYING TO REMOVE CANDLE FROM GLASS JAR WHEN JAR BROKE CU TTING HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOF HIT HEAD ON CANDLEABRA, CAUSED CONTUSION ON SCALP DX: CONTUSION , SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 6 Y/O HISPANIC FEMALE FELL WHILE DANCING INTO CANDLESTICK HOLDER DX LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 19 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, Riding toys |
| 19 MO M, WAS RIDING TOY CAR AND HIT INTO CANDLE HOLDER WHICH CUT HIS HE AD, DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | 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 |
| 2MOF-CHI-OLDER SIBLING ACCIDENTLY HIT PT IN THE HEAD W/A WOODEN CANDLE TEA LIGHT HOLDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 19 MO M HIT BY CANDLE THAT FELL OFF DRESSER;DX CHI AND LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62YO M; GLASS CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD, C/O LACERATION TO SCALP; DX: LACERATION TO SCALP# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4 YO F CANDLE HOLDER FELL STRUCK IN HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| DX SCALP LAC: 6YOF LAC ~1/4IN WELL APPRX TO SCALP. LAC TO HEAD-HIT BY CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 1 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 |
| 1 MO M HIT WHEN GLASS CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON HIM;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOF HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE STICK HOLDER DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 57 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, Mattresses |
| 57 YR OLD FEMALE CHEMO PT LIT A CANDLE AND HER WIG CAUGHT FIRE AND IGNI TED MATTRESS AND BURNED HEAD/SHOULDERS--FAMILY HELPED PUT OUT FIRE,DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SCALP BURN-11YOF-LIGHTED CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD-BURNED W/ HOT CANDLE- @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| 8YOF WALKED BY A CANDLE THAT WAS HANGING ON WALL AND IF FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD PT HAS BURNS TO HEAD AND HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | 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 |
| 3YOF WAS HIT WITH A GLASS CANDLE TO TOP OF HEAD AT HOME. DX - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | 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 |
| 8YOM HIT HIS HEAD ON A GLASS CANDLE, AT HOME- NO LOC DX; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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