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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 15YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE WHILE PLAYING CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A 8 YOM STATES CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 6 Y/O HISPANIC FEMALE FELL WHILE DANCING INTO CANDLESTICK HOLDER DX LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX SCALP LAC: 6YOF LAC ~1/4IN WELL APPRX TO SCALP. LAC TO HEAD-HIT BY CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SCALP BURN-11YOF-LIGHTED CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD-BURNED W/ HOT CANDLE- @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| 8YOF WALKED BY A CANDLE THAT WAS HANGING ON WALL AND IF FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD PT HAS BURNS TO HEAD AND HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | 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 |
| 8YOM HIT HIS HEAD ON A GLASS CANDLE, AT HOME- NO LOC DX; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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