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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 23
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| AN UNLIT CANDLE FELL ON PT'S FOREHEAD, IN A STORE- NO LOC DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FROM A CANDLE FLAME. DX 1ST DEGREE SCALP BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | 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 |
| PT FELL AND CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON PTS HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | 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 |
| CUT HEAD WHEN CANDLE HOLDER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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