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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LT EAR FB-CHILD PUT ADVENT CANDLE WAX IN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED LT EAR ON HOT CANDLE WAX. WAX IN EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT'S GRANDMOTHER WAS USING CANDLE WAX TECHNIQUE TO CLEANOUT HIS EARS GOT WAX IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT'S HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE BY CANDLE AT HOME; BURN TO EAR AND HAND, PARTIAL THERMAL BURN, BUG BITE ON FOREARM, FD NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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