Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,635
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	73
Year 1998:	243
Year 1999:	53
Year 2000:	158
Year 2001:	113
Year 2002:	11
Year 2003:	458
Year 2004:	194
Year 2005:	11
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	61
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	43

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	479
6-15 years old:	328
16-25 years old:	204
26-50 years old:	488
50+ years old:	135

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
32YO F PT STATES REMOVING WAX FROM EAR W/EAR CANDLES AND CANDLE BURNED THROUGH BARRIER & BURNED EAR. DX. 2ND DEG BURNS TOP OF L EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
6 YR M HIT WHEN CANDLEHOLDER FELL;DX LACERATED EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
65YOM USED CANDLE TO CLEAN EARS IMPACTED CERUMEN EARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC TO LT EAR FROM FALLING ONTO A CANDLE HOLDER. LAC LT EXTERNAL EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX LWBS: OBJECT IN EAR. L EAR PAIN; MOP REPORTS PT'S SIBLING STUCK A PLASTIC STICK (BIRTHDAY CAKE DECORATION) OBJECT IN PT'S L EAR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LEANING OVER TO BLOW OUT OF A CANDLE HAIR CAUGHT FIRE RIGHT EAR 2ND DEGREE BURN (BROUGHT IN BY MOTHER NO FIRE DEPT INVOL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
41 YOF WAS CLEANING RIGHT EAR WITH EAR CANDLE AND ASH FROM CANDLE FELL INTO EAR CANAL SUSTAINING A BURN.PT COMPLAINS OF PAIN AND DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
EAR PAIN , USED EAR CANDLE @ HOME TO REMOVE EAR WAX DX L EAR PERFORATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE CORD GOT CAUGHT ON FEET AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD,CANDLE WAX BURNE D EAR AND SIDE OF HEAD; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT FELL ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE. DX: LAC R EAR. LEFT ER BEFORE SEEN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LINEAR ABRASION - SCRATCHED EAR WITH EAR WAX CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
F.B. R EAR, PT CLEANING HER EAR W/A BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SOME PIECES GOT ST UCK IN THE CANAL, C/O PAIN, DISCOMFORT, TM NORMAL, HX OF OTITIS MEDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
USING CANDLEWAX IN EAR, FEELS STOPPED UP NOW & PAINFUL DX OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SIBLING PUT CANDLE IN PATIENT'S EAR, HAVING EAR PAIN; WHITE CANDLE WAX REMOVED FROM EAR, OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LT EAR FB-CHILD PUT ADVENT CANDLE WAX IN EAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED LT EAR ON HOT CANDLE WAX. WAX IN EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FB RIGHT EAR. PT GOT CANDLE WAX STUCK IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT'S GRANDMOTHER WAS USING CANDLE WAX TECHNIQUE TO CLEANOUT HIS EARS GOT WAX IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT'S HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE BY CANDLE AT HOME; BURN TO EAR AND HAND, PARTIAL THERMAL BURN, BUG BITE ON FOREARM, FD NOT MENTIONED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
IMPACTED CERUMEN LEFT EAR AFTER USING EAR CANDLING TO CLEAN EARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
36 YO MALE GOT CANDLE IN EAR,FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PULLED LARGE METAL/GLASS CANDLE HOLDER ONTO SELF. DX: ABR R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAVING RIGHT EAR WICKED WITH CANDLE WAX AT BEAUTY SCHOOL, HOT WAX SPILL ED INTO EAR CANAL AND BURNED AREA. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD BURNT HER EAR ON A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAS IN LEFT EAR. DX. FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EAR CANAL - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE AND BURNED EAR AND FINGER WITH CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT HAS CANDLE WAX IN EAR CANAL, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, COULD NOT REM OVE; REFERRED TO ENT FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1999	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/1998	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, First aid equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1998	Age: 3 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: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Televisions
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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