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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,436
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds |
| BURN FOREHEAD - PATIENT TRIED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE - CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE - MOTHER THREW HER DOWN ON BED AND PUT FLAMES OUT - NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS OF FACE, LEANED OVER TO BLOW OUT CANDLE,HAIR CA UGHT ON FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT CALLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BLOWING A CANDLE OUT-A FLASH BACK FLAME BURN FACEBURNS TO LEFT FACE MIX ED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BENT OVER UNLIT CANDLE AND WAS POKED IN EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX ON SELF. DX: FIRST & SECOND DEG BURN FACE/BILAT ARMS/HANDS 3% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON NOSE AT PARTY WITH CANDLE THROWN DURING HORSEPLA Y. +ETOH. D: NOSE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BIRTHDAY CANDLE IN LT. NOSTRIL DX: FOREIGN BODY LT. NOSTRIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLESTICK FELL DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX:5-6% TBSA FIRST DEGREE BURN ON FACE. PULLED ABURNING CANDLE OVER ONT O HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED BLOWING OUT A CANDLE DX. FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BLEW OUT CANDLE AND FLAMES FLASHED FACE DX: FACAIL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HUSBAND THREW A CANDLE HITTING PT IN RT SIDE OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT FORE HEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT @SLEEPOVER WITH SOAP DISH/CANDLE WAXPOURED ONTO FACE/RT LEG AS A PRA CTICAL JOKE, BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED CHEEK WHEN SPILLED HOT CANDLEWAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHILD HIT FORHEAD ON CANDLE STICK NO LOC. DX FORHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LIGHTING CANDLE WHLE ON O2 DX FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| COUSIN THREW A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHILE PLAYING AND HIT PT ON THE FORE HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD / CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT STRUCK WITH A CANDLE BY HER SISTER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC OR HEADACHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RPORTEDLY PULLED HOT CANDLE ONTO SELF HAS RED WAX HOLDING L EYE SHUT DX 1ST DEG BURN L CHEEK WAX IN L EYELASHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON A CANDLESTICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SHOOK CANDLE, HOT WICK STUCK TO EYELID EYELID BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE HOLDER BY FRIEND, LACERATION L EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN RT EYE LID - BURNED WHEN BLOWING OUT FLAME FROM A CITRON CANDLE "F D NOT IN ATTENDANCE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PIECE OF WAX FROM CANDLE IN NOSE S/P REMOVAL NASAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| PATIENT PULLED CANDLE OFF TABLE AND WAX GOT ON FACE AND CHEST. DX: 1S T DEGREE BURN TO FACE AND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PUT CAKE CANDLE HOLDER UP NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FACE AND L ARM WITH A CANDLE LAST NIGHT. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R CHEEK $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL AGAINST A CANDLE HOLDER AND LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT WAS BLOWING OUT A CANDLE AND HAD OXYGEN IN PLACE IN NOS E AND THERE WAS A FLASH BURN ON FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE AND THE MEDICAL OXYGEN SHE HAS ON HER FACE FLASHED AN D BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PULLED CANDLE HOLDER OFF SHELF.DX: 1 CM FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT. PULLED HOT CANDLE DOWN ONTO HIS FACE- BURNS TO UPPER FACEDX: BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION - STRUCK BY A CANDLE HOLDER THAT FELL ONTO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON HEAD DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT SPLASHED CANDLE WAX IN LEFT EYE, LEFT SIDE OF FACE. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN FACE AND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 1% FACIAL BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A CANDLE AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT STOOD TOO CLOSE TO CANDLE AND CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE AT HOME, MOM SMOTHERED FLAME TO PUT OUT;NO FD INVOLVEMENT; BURN TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN TO FOREHEAD -LEANING OVER CANDLE AND HAIR IGNITED. NO FIRE DEPT. INVOLVED. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL AGIANST A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| #8MO OM WITH LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE, CANDLE HOLDER FELL DX-LAC BRIDGE OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BLOWING OUT CANDLE AND FLAME JUMPED UP AND BURNED FACE NOT FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOVLED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 7/27/2001 7 MON OLD W FEMALE W/FACIAL CONTUSION. PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HEA D ON CANDLE HOLDER @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| BURNED FACE AND EAR AND HAIR WHEN CANDLE ON TABLE CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE ?FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PTS. OLDER BROTHER DARED HIM TO PUT HIS HAIR NEAR A CANDLE AND HIS HAIR CAUGT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN A BURN TO THE FOREHEAD AND SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS BURNED WITH HOT CANDLE WAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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