Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FOREIGN BODY EYE - 14 YOF GOT SOMETHING IN HER LEFT EYE AFTER BLOWING O UT A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT SPLATTERED HOT CANDLE WAX INTO RIGHT EYE AT HOME, WAS PLAYING WITH A CANDLE. DX-BURN TO EYE.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPLASHED HOT WAX IN EYE [CANDLE] CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT C/O CANDLE WAX WENT TO RT EYE AT HOME THIS PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Clothing irons
2DAYS AGO PT BURNED L EYE WITH HOT CANDLE WAX SCAB AROUND EYE TODAY PT BURNED FINGER WITH HOT IRON.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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