Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2003 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,599
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	826
6-15 years old:	304
16-25 years old:	55
26-50 years old:	268
50+ years old:	144

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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
3% BURNS, FACE AND EAR. +ETOH. FELL ASLEEP WITH HER CANDLE BURNING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 23 months	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
PT WITH HOT LIQUID WAX THROWN INTO FACE/HAIR BY ANOTHER CHILD/CANDLE W AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 71 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
PT AND FULL THICKNESS BURNS TO FACE, LEFT ARM AND RIGHT HAND. PT GOT TO CLOSE TO A CANDLE WITH OXYGEN AND A LARGE FLASH BURNED FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 4 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: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CHILD WITH PIECE OF WAX CANDLE STUCK UP NOSE. D: FOREIGN BODY IN NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 14 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
PT GOT HOT CANDLE WAX ON HIS FACE SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 36 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
BURN FACE, CORNEAL ABRASION - 36 YOF WAS MOVING A CANDLE SHE HAD JUST E XTINGUISHED AND DROPPED THE CANDLE, SPLASHING WAX INTO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 8 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
BURN FACE - 8 YOF WENT TO BLOW OUT CANDLES AND GOT HOT WAX ON HER FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 12 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
BURN FACE - 12 YOF WAS BLOWING OUT TWO CANDLES AND GOT SOME OF THE HOT WAX ON HER FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
BENT OVER CANDLE TO BLOW OUT, BANGS CAUGHT FIRE DX. FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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, Pressurized containers
1-2% SUPERFICIAL BURNS MID FACE. PT WAS WEARING HOME O2 AND LIT A CANDL E . THE HOSE OF THE OXYGEN TANK CAUGHT FIRE.NS WHETHER FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
MOM THREW PLASTIC CANDLE INTO BACK SEAT OF CAR AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN FACE. DX. LAC FACIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 20 months	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
PATIENT FELL AND HIT CHIN ON CANDLESTICK AT HOME; CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	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
BURNED FOREHEAD WHEN CANDLE CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LACERATION NOSE - 5 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS NOSE AFTER GETTIN G HIT BY A LARGE CANDLE IN A GLASS CONTAINER THAT FELL OFF A SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 10 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
CANDLE HOLDER FELL DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 6 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
EYEBROW LAC-FELL-HIT CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 AT HOME WHEN CANDLE WAX WAS SPLASHED ON HIS FACE CAUSING A BURN TO HIS RT EYE AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
BURN FACE - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BURNS TO FACE FROM HOT CANDLE WAX - S PILLED WAX ONTO FACE AT HOME 1 - 2 DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
30 YO MALE'S EYELIDS WERE RED AND PAINFUL AFTER WAXING LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 29 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, Lighting equipment
FELL ASLEEP WITH CANDLE BURNING,LAMPSHADE CAUGHT FIRE THEN BED COVERS, NO FD RECORDED 2ND BURN FACE,CHEST,LEG & ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	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
PULLED CANDLE OVER AND HOT WAX DRIPPED ONTO EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
PT. HIT ON FOREHEAD W/BASE OF CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. DX. LAC FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
REACHING FOR SOMETHING A CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON HEAD LACERATION FOREHEAD 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS HOLDING CANDLE AND HOT WAX FELL ONTO FACE WHILE CAMPING. DX: SECOND DEG FACIAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS STRUCK IN FACE BY THROWN CANDLE. DX: FACIAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	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
PUTTING CANDLE INTO HOLDER WHICH BROKE DX. NOSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 2 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
2YOM PULLED A CANDLE DOWN, THE CANDLE CUT HIS FOREHEADDX: LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 SUST BURN ON FACE FROM CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
PT SUS BURN TO FOREHEAD FROM A CANDLE FLAME NO FIRE DEPT ON SCEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 38 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 BURN TO FACE. PT BLEW OUT A CANDLE AND SOME OF THE WAX STUCK TO PT'S LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
51 YO MALE LIT A CANDLE WHILE DRINKING ETOH, FELL ASLEEP AND WOKE UP TO FIRE UNDER BOARDWALK - BURNS TO FACE AND HAND - FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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, Floors or flooring materials
54 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO FACE. PT WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP OFF OF THE FLOOR & STRUCK EYELID ON CANDLESTICK @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 15 months	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
PULLED CANDLE HOLDER DOWN DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
F B IN NOSE - PIECE OF WAX CANDLE WITH GLITTER IN IT F B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 42 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 ONTO BROKEN GLASS FROM CANDLE, L CHEEK LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 18 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
18 MONTH OLD MALE FELL AGAINST CANDLE HOLDER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	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
1-2 DEGREE BURNS R CHEEK & CORNER OF MOUTH ON CANDLE FLAME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	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
A CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 5 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
PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREHEAD- PT. WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE & FELL ON TO CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LACERATION TO LT. UPPER EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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, Tables
6YOF-1ST DEGREE THERMAL BURN FOREHEAD-BURNED AT HOME BENDING OVER CAND LES ON TABLE-GOT TOO CLOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 67 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, Eyeglasses
PT STATES SHE TRIPPED & FELL HITTING FACE ON CANDLE HOLDER WITH SPIKES WAS WEARING EYE GLASSES AT TIME OF INCIDENT GLASSES BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 4 years	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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
4 YOF WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A CANDLE THAT FELL OFF A HUTCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Other toys
INTOXICATED WHILE PLAYING CARDS WHEN A CANDLE SPILLED AND ACCIDENTALLYL ANDED ON HIS FACE AND FOREARM BURNING THEM,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 EYELID WITH CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 3 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, Freezers
PT. PULLED CANDLE WAX OUT OF FREEZER ONTO HIS HAIR AND DRIPPED ONTO FLO OR. DX. 1 DEG BURN TO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BLEW OUT A TEA CANDLE AND THE WAX FLEW UP INTO FACE BURNING FACE AND EY E AREA;NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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, Tables
1ST DEGREE FACIAL BURN PT PULLED LITE CANDLE OFF TABLE AND MELTED CANDL E WAX BURNED PTS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		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 WAX FROM A CANDLE ONTO FACE SUS A FACE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Towels or cloths
LEANED OVER CANDLE WHEN HAIR CAUGHT FIRE AND SIBLING PUT OUT FIRE WITHA TOWEL BUT DID GET BURNS TO FACE;UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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