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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 43
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT DUMPED HOT CANDLE WAX ON FACE. GOT IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY EYE. NO INJURY TO FACE OR EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILLED CANDLE WAX DX. SCLERAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 4 months | 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 |
| PT W/ PICE OF WAX FROM CANDLE IN RT EYE DX FORIEGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | 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, Sinks |
| EYE FB-FROM BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER IN SINK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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