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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 147
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER FA CIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| C/O EYE PAIN HIT IN EYE WITH CANDLE ACCIDENTALLY. DX-CONTUSION FACE, EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 18 YOF HAS RASH ON UPPER LIP AFTER WAXING DERMATITIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 YOM WAS HIT IN FACE WITH ROUND CANDLE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HAD A HEAVY GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FALL ONTO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE/NEAR EYE >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | 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, Paper products |
| CANDLE CAUGHT PIECE OF PAPER ON FIRE, PT ATTEMPTED TO BLOW FIRE OUT & D EVELOPED BURN. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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