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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 7 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 |
| BENT OVER UNLIT CANDLE AND WAS POKED IN EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT @SLEEPOVER WITH SOAP DISH/CANDLE WAXPOURED ONTO FACE/RT LEG AS A PRA CTICAL JOKE, BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 10 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 |
| CHILD HIT FORHEAD ON CANDLE STICK NO LOC. DX FORHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 9 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 |
| COUSIN THREW A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHILE PLAYING AND HIT PT ON THE FORE HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD / CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT STRUCK WITH A CANDLE BY HER SISTER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC OR HEADACHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE HOLDER BY FRIEND, LACERATION L EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON HEAD DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Tables |
| BURNED FACE AND EAR AND HAIR WHEN CANDLE ON TABLE CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE ?FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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