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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 280
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
BURN HAIR - 3 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER HAIR ON HER HEAD FROM A BURNIN G BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SINGED HAIR TOP OF HAIR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 1 months | 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 |
MOM WAS MOVING CANDLE, WAX DRIPPED DX. SCALP BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
DX HEAD CONTUSION: CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO HEAD AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PTS MOTHER STATES A CANDLE FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 20 months | 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 |
20 MO F HIT IN HEAD WITH LARGE CANDLE. DX HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
CHILD IN CHURCH, WAX SPILLED FROM A CANDLE OVER THE PT'S HEAD & FACE DX: MELTED WAX IN HAIR, NO BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PATIENT'S HAIR CAUGHT FIRE BY CANDLE BROTHER WAS HOLDING AT HOME; SCALP BURN, HAIR BURNED, FD NOT MENTIONED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
1ST DEGREE BURN FACIAL, 2ND DEGREE BURN L EAR, DAUGHTER CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE WITH CANDLE WHILE MOM WAS READING MAGAZINE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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