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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| RT HAND BURN-BURNED ON HOT CANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT HAND BURN-MOTHER STATED "CHILD PULLED SCENTED WAX BURNER ONTO HAND" @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT GRABBED A HOT BURNING CANDLE AT HOME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO RIG T HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Floors or flooring materials |
| CRAWLING ON FLOOR AND GOT HAND CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | 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, Cribs |
| PATIENT WAS IN A CRIB AND BURNED LEFT HAND ON A CANDLE THAT WAS ON DRESSER NEXT TO CRIB. DX. PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN TO HAND AFTER PT GRABBED A LIT CANDLE. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH RT HAND INJURY HOLDING CANDLEHOLDER IN HAND X 3DAYS AGO, PUNCT URE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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