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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| BLEW OUT CANDLE, SOME WAX FLEW AT FACE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 26 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. STATES GLASS CANDLEHOLDER BROKE AND SMALL PIECES FLEW TOWARD FACE. DX. ACUTE R EYE PAIN, R CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN STRUCK WITH SPRING LOADED CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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