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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT FELL WHENLIGHTING CANDLES AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ON OXYGEN AND BLEW OUT A CANDLE WHICH FLASHED UP INTO FACE BURNING IT UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BLOWING OUT CANDLE, BURNS TO FACE DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOMELESS PT STATES BLOWING A CANDLE OUT CAUSING IT TO CATCH FIRE CAUSED BURNS TO FACE DX: BURNS TO NOSE/LIPAND EYEBROWS, NO FD ATTENDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Clothing |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE AND CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING FACIAL BURNS ,GROIN B URNS AND HAND BURNS,MED FLITE IN,FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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