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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX LEFT FOREHEAD LACERATION: FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON SIDE OF FACE WITH A CANDLESTICK BY SISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLES LIT AND ROOM CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: BURNS FACE, BILAT HANDS, FOREARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | 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, Pillows |
| INSIDE LIGHTING CANDLES, PILLOW CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED L FACE, CHEST AN D MIDDLE FINGER OF R HAND. DX. 1 DEG BURN TO FACE, CHEST. FD NOT INDI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF THE FACE BY HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE BEING BLOWN OU T AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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