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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 436
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 DROPPED A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER AND A PIECE OF GLASS WENT INTO RI GHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| GOT WAX FROM HOT CANDLE IN EYE. DX EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 58 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, Ceilings and walls |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 58 YOF WAS CLEANING A VOTIVE CANDLE ON A WALL WHEN T HE GLASS SHATTERED GETTING INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Matches |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE WITH A MATCH AND STRUCK BY HOT MATCH WHEN STRIKING IT FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE IS NOT RECORDED BURN CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
| SOMETHING POPPED INTO PT'S EYE WHILE BLOWING OUT A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS LOOKING AT A CANDLE AT HOME WHEN SOMEONE BLEW IT OUT AND SHE GOT WAX IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| POKED IN EYE WITH A CANDLE. DX. L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/1998 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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