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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 112
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LIGHTING CANDLE WHLE ON O2 DX FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT WAS BLOWING OUT A CANDLE AND HAD OXYGEN IN PLACE IN NOS E AND THERE WAS A FLASH BURN ON FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE AND THE MEDICAL OXYGEN SHE HAS ON HER FACE FLASHED AN D BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 1% FACIAL BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A CANDLE AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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