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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 101
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| THE POWER WENT OUT IN THEIR HOME, & SO MOM LIT CANDLES, PT GRABBED A CANDLE & BURNED LT HAND. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO LT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21MO OLD CUT HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 TOUCHED HOT CANDLE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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