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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 YOF HAD CANDLE AND HOLDER FALL, PT WAS STRUCK IN L CHEEK LAC TO L CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Containers |
| C/O CUT TO L FOREHEAD, HIT BY CANDLE, GETTING THE CANDLE OUT OF A BOX IN CLOSET, CANDLE FELL ONTO PT, DX; FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HIT WITH CANDLEHOLDER YESTERDAY CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Cosmetics |
| CAUGHT SELF ON FIRE WHILE REMOVING NAILPOLISH NEAR CANDLE, BURN TO FACE,HANDS,NO FD CALLED, DX 1ST,2ND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOREHEAD LAC-HIT A CANDLEHOLDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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