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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 201
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/06/2007 | 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: 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: 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 |
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