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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SLIPPED IN BATHROOM AND HIT LEG ON A GLASS CANDLEHOLDER DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ONTO GLASS CANDLEHOLDER LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A CANDLE AT HOME DX: LEFT SHIN HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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