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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 488
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 32YO F PT STATES REMOVING WAX FROM EAR W/EAR CANDLES AND CANDLE BURNED THROUGH BARRIER & BURNED EAR. DX. 2ND DEG BURNS TOP OF L EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 41 YOF WAS CLEANING RIGHT EAR WITH EAR CANDLE AND ASH FROM CANDLE FELL INTO EAR CANAL SUSTAINING A BURN.PT COMPLAINS OF PAIN AND DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LINEAR ABRASION - SCRATCHED EAR WITH EAR WAX CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| F.B. R EAR, PT CLEANING HER EAR W/A BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SOME PIECES GOT ST UCK IN THE CANAL, C/O PAIN, DISCOMFORT, TM NORMAL, HX OF OTITIS MEDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 36 YO MALE GOT CANDLE IN EAR,FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2001 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, First aid equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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