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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Counters or countertops |
| THERMA BURN OF SCALP - PT WAS SITTING ON A COUNTER NEXT TO A LIT CANDLE MOM LEFT TO ANSWER DOOR AND RETURNED TO PTS HAIR ON FIRE NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDELABRA FELL ON PT'S HEAD TODAY AT HOME, SUSTAINED A HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CANDELABRA FELL ON HEAD - LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A CANDLE HOLDER- LACERATION ABOVE LT EYE DX: CHI, EYEBROW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE VS. SCALP LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| GLASS CANDLE FELL OFF OF SHELF AND HIT PT IN HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STATES HOLIDAY CANDLE WITH GLASS FELL ON HEAD, DX HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAVY CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON HEAD. DX. HEAD INJURY, SCALP ABRASION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 4 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, Televisions |
| MOTHER REPORTS THAT CANDLE FEE OFF OF TV AND HIT PT IN HEAD PT HAS SMA LL LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other fireplaces |
| PT PULLED A CLOTH OFF THE FIREPLACE AND A CANDLE HOLDER FELL AND HIT HI M ON TOP OF HEAD. NO FIRE INVOLV. HAS A LAC. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLESTICK FELL;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT GOT BURNED WITH HOT CANDLE WAX DX: BURNES TO LEFT SIDE OF HEA D, LEFT SIDE OF NECK, LUMBAR DX; 1ST BURNS TO HEAD, NECK AND LUMAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD HEADACHE AND HEMATOMA ON HEAD AFTER A CANDLE FELL. C/O DIZZINESS , SLOWED REACTION, EAR PAIN. NO OTHER INFO. LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CONDLE HOLDER FELL ON PT HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A 3 LB CANDLE DROPPED ON HER HEAD BY A SIBLING ACCIDENTALLY. DRO PPED FROM LESS THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE HEAD. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 31 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH GLASS CANDLE HOLDER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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