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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOF SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS HIT WITH A CANDLE HOLDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 28 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, Other glass bottles or jars |
| 28YOF-HEAD LAC-TRYING TO REMOVE CANDLE FROM GLASS JAR WHEN JAR BROKE CU TTING HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 36YOF HIT HEAD ON CANDLEABRA, CAUSED CONTUSION ON SCALP DX: CONTUSION , SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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