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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 132
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LOOKING AT A CANDLE AT HOME WHEN HER HUSBAND BLEW THE CANDLE OUT AND BLEW HOT WAX IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Matches |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE AT HOME, THINKS PIECE OF MATCH STRUCK HIM IN RIGHT EY E, HE WEARS CONTACTS, DENIES OVERUSE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPARK FLEW LIGHTING CANDLE, CORNEAL BURN OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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