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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 114
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN GOT HOT WAX IN EYES. FLUSHED WITH WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Matchbooks |
| 15 YOF LIGHTING A CANDLE WITH A MATCH AND PC OF MATCH FLEW INTO EYE BURNING EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BLEW OUT CANDLE AT CHURCH AND GOT HOT WAX IN EYE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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