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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,944
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLE DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT MAKING CANDLES IN KITCHEN AT HOME LAST NGIHT, STARTED FIRE WITH LOTS OF SMOKE, HAVING RIB PAIN, NO FD; SMOKE EXPOSURE WITH RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | 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 |
| BURN BACK OF HAND SECOND DEGREE - 17 YOF BURNED BACK OF RIGHT HAND WITH HOT WAX, BLISTERS, SWELLING, PAIN, AND REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX ON SELF. DX: FIRST & SECOND DEG BURN FACE/BILAT ARMS/HANDS 3% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON NOSE AT PARTY WITH CANDLE THROWN DURING HORSEPLA Y. +ETOH. D: NOSE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | 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 |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON GLASS CANDLE AT HOME. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURNED BLOWING OUT A CANDLE DX. FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BLEW OUT CANDLE AND FLAMES FLASHED FACE DX: FACAIL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FIRE STARTED AT SISTER'S HOUSE BY A CANDLE- PT. HAD 10-15 MIN. HEAVY SMOKE EXPOSURE. DX: SMOKE EXPOSURE / INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 20 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, Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT CLEANING HIS HANDS IN ACETONE AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A LIT CANDLE NE AR BY SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 24 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 BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX AT HOME, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN HOLDING A CANDLE & FELL ASLEEP. DX; 2ND.DEG .BURN RT.HAND & RT.KNEE. ?FIRE DEPT. NOT STATED ON RECORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND AFTER HITTING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 22 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 |
| DRIPPED CANDLE WAX ON HAND DX. HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF ON BASE OF CANDLE. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT SHOPPING AT ****** WHEN SHE LACERATED THUMB ON BROKEN GLASSCAND LE HOLDER. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN THUMB WITH HOT WAX 2ND DEGREE BURN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FINGER LAC-LIGHTING A CANDLE-CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLEHOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ON CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX LEFT FOREARM BURN: BLOWING OUT CANDLE, HOT WAX GOT ONTO ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DEEP LAC TO WRIST ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 20YOF-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THIGH-CANDLE WAX DRIPPED ON LEG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 19 years | 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 |
| PATIENT SPILLED CANDLE WAX ON RIGHT HAND WHILE MAKING CANDLES AT HOME.D X-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT BY CANDLE HOLDER; LAC RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LACERATION RT THUMB - CUT THUMB ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A CANDLE FALL W GLASS OF CANDLE HOLDER LANDING ON HER R FOOTDX C ONTUSION R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE FELL AND HIT HER ON BACK OF HEAD SAT. ?LOC LETHARGIC , VISION BL URRED, NAUSEA HA DX: POST CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT THUMB LAC-CUT ON A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| AT HOME WAS BURNING CANDLE AND IT BLEW UP AND STARTED FIRE IN APT. FIR E DEPT. DID ATTEND DX SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AFTER TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE- CANDLE WAS BURNIG ON SPEAKER.(FIRE DEPT NOT STATED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens |
| BURNED RIGHT THUMB ON WAX SHE WAS MELTING IN MICROWAVE OVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT HAND BURN-LIGHTING A CANDLE WHICH SPLATTERED HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT ATTEMPED TO REMOVE WAX FROM GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHICH BROKE. DX: SUPERFIC LACS L PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| WAS TRIMMING CANDLE WITH A KNIFE; CUT LEFT THUMB. LACERATION, LEFT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| /16YOF AT HOME WHILE A FLOATING CANDLE HOLDER LAC TO FINGER =DX 1CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 Y/O F C/O LAC LEFT HAND - HAND HIT BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| WEAKNESS AFTER SLEEPING IN AREA WITH BURNING CANDLE DX. SMOKE INHALATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| STEPPED ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER JAR DX: LACERATION RIGHT 2ND TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 24 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE WAX DX: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 17 YOM BURNED BY HOT CANDLE WAX BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ACCIDENTLY KICKEC GLASS CANDLE HOLDER, WHICH BROKE TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| SPILLED HOT WAX ON HANDS WHILE MAKING CANDLES. DX: HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT 4TH& 5TH FINGER OF LT HAND W/ CANDLE HOLDER DX: 2CM LAC LFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Table linens |
| CANDLE CAUGHT TABLE CLOTH ON FIRE, BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX/LT HANDBURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds |
| CANDLE NEXT TO BED CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED THUMB ON CANDLE DX. THUMB BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STEPPED ON A CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RI GHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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