Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2007 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 937
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	249
6-15 years old:	159
16-25 years old:	50
26-50 years old:	276
50+ years old:	201

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 38 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
38 YOF BLOWING OUT A CANDLE GOT HOT WAX ON FACE SUSTAINING BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	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
WALKED PAST CANDLE, HAIR SINGED, 2ND DEG BURNS FACE & AROUND EYE, EYELASHES SINGED, NO SOOT IN NOSTRILES, BREATHING W/O DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 5 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
BURNED BY CANDLE WHEN BLOWING OUT CANDLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT LEANED OVER TO LIGHT A CANDLE AND HAIR/FACE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO O2 USE. + FD. DX: FLASH BURNS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
STRUCK BY A CANDLE HOLDER THAT WAS FALLING FROM A DRESSER. DX LACERATI ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
HIT BY FALLING CANDLE CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 38 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BLOWING A CITRONELLA CANDLE OUT, FLASH BURN OF THE FLAME INTO FACE>> BU RN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 6 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
PT BLEW OUT A CANDLE AND GOT WAX IN EYE. DX: SUPERFICIAL FACIAL BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 1 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FATHER ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED/DROPPED LARGE, WAX CANDLE OFF SHELF HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME, NO LOC; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls
CANDLE FELL OFF WALL AND HIT IN HEAD, LACERATION ABOVE EYEBROW ON FOREH EAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 66 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, Other ranges or ovens
PT MELTING WAX ON STOVE, WAX IGNITED, SPLASHED ONTO PT'S FACE - SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/27/2007	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 TRIPPED AND FELL INTO CANDLE HOLDERDX; FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	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, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PULLED BURNING CANDLE DOWN, SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO FACE >> BURN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
LEFT PERIORBITAL CONTUSION-C/O PAIN AND BRUISING TO FACE WHEN SHE WAS A CCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 76 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: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT PUTTING OUT CANDLES IN BATHROOM WITH WATER WHEN SUSTAINED SMALL BLAST WITH SMOKE- BURN TO FACE AND EARS D: FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 62 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
LIT CANDLE WHILE WEARING HER OXYGEN MASK CAUSING BURNS TO FACE WITH 3% TOTAL BURNS,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 9 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
CUT EYEBROW, CANDLESTICK FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 30 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
STRUCK ONTO FACE C A CANDLE VS ELBOWED ONTO FACE " LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 25 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
WAXED EYEBROWS AND NOW HAS PAIN AND BURNING TO BROW AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 16 years	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
STRUCK IN FACE WITH GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX: LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 13 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
PATIENT FELL AND HIT A CANDLESTICK. DX-LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT'S HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER A CANDLE CAUGHT FIRE IN HOUSE & SHE WAS EXPOSED TO FIRE, FD PRES NOT STATED. DX-SINGED NASAL HAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 18 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-GOT HIT W/A CANDLE-NO DETAILS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 6 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
HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH GLASS CANDLE JAR; LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 52 years	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
PT DX LT EYELID BURN - C/O A PIEE OF WAX (CANDLE) DRIPPING BURNED EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 42 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
FACIAL BURNS. PT BURNED FACE WHEN BLOWING OUT A CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 26 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
CANDLE FELL ONTO PT WHILE WRESTLING W/CHILD. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 1 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	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, Microwave ovens
41 YO FEMALE SPILLED HOT WAX FROM MICROWAVE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS FACE, CHIN, CHEST AND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 12 months	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
CANDLE BURNED FACE DX: THERMAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PIECE OF CANDLE WAS IN NOSTRIL. DX FB NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 52 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
FACIAL BURNS . PT ATTEMPTED TO BLOW OUT AN INSCENCE CANDLE AND WAS BURN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
17 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH CANDLE CONTUSION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	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
TRIED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AND B URNED FACE WITH 1 % BURNS,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 49 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
PT BURNED FACE ON HOT CANDLE WAX WHILE BLOWING OUT CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	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, Counters or countertops
PT WAS AT HOME, BURNING CANDLE ON A KITCHEN ISLAND LIT HAIR ON FIRE, HAIR FELL ON FACE CAUSING BURN TO RT CHEEK, NOSE, UPPER EYE LID/NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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
PT REACHED FOR CANDLE SITTING ON TABLE, SET HAIR ON FIRE AND BURNED SID E OF FACE, EAR AND FINGER; BURN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 2 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
PT LEANED OVER CANDLE AT HOME, FLAME CAUGHT BANGS ON FIRE & SCORCHED FO REHEAD, NOW W/BURN, 1 OPEN & 1 INTACT BLISTER TO FOREHEAD; BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 2 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, Tables
CRAWLED ON TABLE TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AT HOME, HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNE D FOREHEAD STARTING AT HAIRLINE, SINGED HAIR; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 79 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
BLEW OUT CANDLE WHILE WEARING NASAL CANULA WHICH IGNITED FROM CANDLE AN D BURNED FACE,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT LEANED OVER TO BLOW OUT CANDLE AND CAUGHT HAIR ON FIRE AT HOME, MOM HEARD SCREAM FROM NEXT ROOM CALLD 911; 1ST/2ND DG FACE BURN, SINGED HAI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 2 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
PATIENT HIT ON HEAD BY HEAVY CANDLE OR CANDLEHOLDER AFTER THROWING IN A IR; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
LARGE FLASH OF FIRE FROM CANDLE WAX BURNS BURN TO LEFT CHEEK HUMERUS FOREARM 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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