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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT SPRAYED HAIR SPRAY INTO A BURNING CANDLE; BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HELD LEFT HAND OVER CANDLE JAR AND BURNED HAND. DX 1ST&2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT. DROPPED GLASS CANDLE ON PORCH. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAND WITH CITRONELLA CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL AND BROKE A GLASS CANDLE THAT CUT HER L PALM. LAC L PALM $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT PUSHED A CANDLE OVER AND GOT HOT WAX ON HAND BURNING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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