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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,318
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/20/2010 | 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 |
13MOM A CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON FACE DX: FACIAL LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 4 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
4 YOM CANDLE FELL OFF SHELF, HIT FOREHEAD D: FACE LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
11 MO MALE HIT ON HEAD WITH A CANDLE HOLDER. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
2YOM, FELL HITTING FOREHEAD AGAINST A CANDLE STICK/STAND >>LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
Location: Other public property | 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 |
6 YO F WAS AT A VIGIL HOLDING A CANDLE WHEN HER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE BURNED HER FOREHEAD. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD NO FD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
18 MOF PULLED DOWN A CANDLE, HOT WAX POURED ON FACE AND EYE AT HOME. DX-MINOR BURN FACE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
18 MOM MOVING A CANDLE, FELL & GLASS BROKE CUTTING PT IN FACE DX##: FACIAL LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
15MOF HIT HEAD ON CANDLE CUTTING EYEBROW; FACIAL LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
9YOF, REPORTS HER 3YO BROTHER THREW METAL CANDLESTICK @ HER HITTING HER FACE>>LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
3 YOM STARTED TO FALL, & GRABBED ONTO HOT WAX MACHINE, USED FOR HAIR REMOVAL, IT DUMPED HOT WAX ON HIS FACE, & SHOULDER. DX; SCALD BURN-FACE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
8YOF, GLASS CANDLE FELL ONTO THE CHILD FACE CUTTING IT >>LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 64 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 |
64 YOM BLEW OUT A CANDLE WHILE USING HOME O2 AND CUAGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: BURNS FACE, BILAT PALMS. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | 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, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
39 YO F CANDLE EXPLODED, BURNED FACE. DX FACE BURNS UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
55 YR OLD MALE ON OXYGEN AND LIGHTING CIGARETTE WITH CANDLE AND GOT FLA SH BURN WITH 9%BURNS TO FACE,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
55 YR OLD MALE LEANING OVER LIT CANDLE AND FACE CAUGHT FIRE WITH 2%TBSA ,UNK IF FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
55 YOM WEARING O2 NC @ HOME; BENT OVER CANDLE & BURNED FACE DX: SMOKE INHALATION, BURN TO FACE |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
12MOM; MOM WAS USING HOT WAX WHEN PT PULLED IT ONTO SELF. D: FACIAL B URN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
59 YOM WAS BLOWING OUT CANDLE WHILE USING HOME O2 WHICH FLASHED. +FD. DX: DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS FACE. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 12 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 |
12MOM; LACERATION TO FOREHEAD - CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO HIS FACE. D : LACERATION FOREHEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
18 YR OLD MALE POURING STERNO INTO CITRONELLA CANDLE THAT FLARED UP AND SHIRT STARTED ON FIRE WITH FACIAL BURNING AND CHEST,NO FIRE DEP |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 07/01/2010 | 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 |
2 YO F LEANED OVER CANDLE BURNED FOREHEAD. DX FACE BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
23 Y/O/M HIT IN THE FACE WITH A CANDLE HOLDER ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME DX/ FACIAL CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 29 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 |
29YOM STATES A FRIEND TOSSED A CANDLE IN A HOLDER TO HIM, HE MISSED AND IT HIT HIM IN BROW DX- FACIAL LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
57YOF,BURNS TO FACE/FOREHEAD S/P LIGHTING A CANDLE & ACCIDENTALLY IGNITED HER HAIR ,FIRE AND SMOKE PRESENT @ TIME OF ACCIDENT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
20 MO MALE CUT CHEEK ON CANDLESTICK. DX-FACIAL LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 5 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, Bathtubs or showers |
5YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHOWER SELF AND NOTICED A CANDLE BURNING SCENTED OIL&GRABBED IT&IT SPILT ON FACE.DX:SECOND DEGREE BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/15/2010 | 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 |
DX TCIV: 2YOF BURN TO FOREHEAD: BIB EMS MOP STATES CHILD ELOPED F BEDRM; TOPPLED LIT CANDLE W IGNITED HEAR NEAR ANT HAIR LINE |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: School | 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 |
3YOF HOLDING CANDLE @ SUNDAY SCHOOL, BENT OVER, LIGHTING "BANGS" & EYEBROWS, BLISTERS DX;# 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS (NO FIRE DEPT) |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 20 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
20MOM, KNOCED DOWN A SHELF THAT HAD A LIT CANDLE ON IT&SPLASHED WITH HO T WAX ON FACE>>BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 7 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
7YOM, ACC DROPPED A CANDLESTICK OFF A SHELF HITTING HIS FACE >>LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
3YOF WAS STANDING OVER A CANDLE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE DX: FIRST DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/17/2010 | 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 |
2 YR F FELL ON CANDLESTICK;DX LACERATED FACE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 87 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 |
87YOM BURNED WHEN A CANDLE HE WAS BURNING DUE TO POWER LOSS CAUGHT FIRE . DX. BURN HAND, FACE, FOREHEAD. COHB = 4.6, FD NOT MENTIONED.* |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 03/05/2010 | 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, Tables |
14MOM PULLED CANDLE OFF TABLE, PT HAS HOT WAX BURN (L) SIDE OF FACE DX;# 2ND DEGREE FACIAL BURNS |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 19 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, Towels or cloths |
19 YOF CLEANED UP A BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK LAST PM & ACCID USED TOWEL ON FACE THIS AM. DX: FACIAL ABR. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 4 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
4 YOM HAD A CANDLE FALL OFF OF SHELF/ LAC TO FACE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 86 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 |
86 YOF WAS BURNED WHILE BLOWING OUT CANDLE. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS FACIAL BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
11YOM BLEW OUT A CANDLE AND WAX BLEW INTO HIS FACE 1ST DEGREE BURN OF FACE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 17 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, Ceilings and walls |
17YOM WHILE BABYSITTING A CANDLEHOLDER FELL OFF WALL STRIKING RT EYEBROW;FACIAL LACERATION,1.5CM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
2YOF FELL AND HIT FACE AGAINST A WROUGHT IRON CANDLE STICK HOLDER, NO L OC; CHEEK LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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