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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH GLASS CANDLE, CUT TO HEAD, DX; HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 49 YO MALE HAD BURNS ON TOP OF HEAD FROM CANDLE WAS SPLASHING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SAYS A CANDLE FELL OFF HEADBOARD AND HIT HER ON THE L SIDE OF BACK O F HEAD, NO LOC, DX: POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A CANDLE FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD DX: CHI, 4 CM FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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