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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Other ranges or ovens |
| MAKING CANDLES ON STOVE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, PT TRIED TO PUT OUT W/WATE R, IT EXPLODED, BURNING HANDS & FACE----BURN FACE( NO FD MENTIONED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BURNS OF FACE PT WAS BURNED BY CANDLE WAX ON 6/05/2008* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 19 YO LEANING OVER LIT CANDLE INJURED FACE BURN FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX SOFT TISSUE SWELL'G: PRESENTS AFTER INJ TO L FACE: REACHED ABOVE HER TO STRETCH AND HIT LOOSED GLASS CHANDLE HOLDER, IT FELL STRUCK EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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