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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,753
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN HAND - 18 YOF SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BACK OF LEFT HAND WHI LE TRYING TO PUT OUT A CANDLE WAX FIRE, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD CANDLE WAX BURN HAND WHEN BLOWING OUT CANDLE. D:2ND DEG REE BURN, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | 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 |
| PT LACERATED THUMB WHILE CUTTING CANDLES. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MOM THREW PLASTIC CANDLE INTO BACK SEAT OF CAR AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN FACE. DX. LAC FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LEFT ANKLE AND KNEE CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A CANDLESTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| RT 5TH DIGIT LAC-CUT ON FRAGILE GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 24 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 |
| RT HAND BURN-@ HOME-BURNED ON HOT WAX FROM CANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 25 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BOTH LEG BURNS: MAKING CANDLES, LIQUID WAX CAUGHT FIRE AND PT SPLASHED HOT WAX ONTO BOTH LEGS AND LEFT HAND AT HOME. NO MENTION OF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 YOF BLEW OUT CANDLE WAX BURNED EYE BURN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FB RIGHT EAR. PT GOT CANDLE WAX STUCK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23YOFC CUT LEFT WRIST ON CANDLE HOLDER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | 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 |
| 22 Y/O F INJURED TOP OF HEAD WHEN TERRA COTTA CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON HER AT HOME.DX; LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT WAX FROM CANDLE SPLASHED ON HAND AND FACE - 2ND DEGREE BURN - WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT C/O GLASS IN FOOT. PT DROPPED GLAS CANDLE AND STEPPED ON IT. DX CONT TO RT AND LFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | 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 |
| PATIENT DROPPED A CANDLEHOLDER AND CAUSED AN INJURY TO HER FINGER. DX-LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO SOLE OF L FOOT, CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX: LAC TO SOLE OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS BURN TO HAND BY A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED ARM ON HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN FINGERS - 16 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER F ROM HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| IMPACTED CERUMEN LEFT EAR AFTER USING EAR CANDLING TO CLEAN EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges |
| PT HAD HOT WAX ON STOVE THAT CAUGHT FIRE SPLATTERED ON LEGS FIRE SPREAD , 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL LEGS, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED HOT GEL CANDLE LIQUID OF HAND. D:PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN, HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURNED FINGERS ON HOT WAX DX: L 3RD & 4TH FINGER BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED FINGERS WHEN MOVING HOT CANDLE. NOT SPECIFIED IF BURN FROM W AX OR CANDLE HOLDER. TYPE OF CANDLE NOT SPECIFIED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO M CUT FINGER ON CANDLEHOLDER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND ON CANDLE TOP (GLASS) AFTER IT BROKE PUTTING IT ON CANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT GRABBED A CANDLE THAT CAUGHT FIRE. DX-BURNS FINGER TIP, 2ND DEGREE BURN RT. 2ND, 3RD FINGERS AND THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLE BURNING AND AWOKE TO FIRE. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT THIGHS/R HAND/L ARM/BACK/CHEST 5% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 20 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 FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CUT HER LEFT RING FINGER WHEN D IGGING CANDLE WAX OUT OF CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| STATES SHE WAS USING HOT WAX AND BURNT HER HAND DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HAVING RIGHT EAR WICKED WITH CANDLE WAX AT BEAUTY SCHOOL, HOT WAX SPILL ED INTO EAR CANAL AND BURNED AREA. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 YOF STEPPED ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LAC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| L FOOT LAC/22YOF STEPPED ON HEAVY GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND CUT BOTTOM OF FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 22 YOM DROPPED A LARGE CANDLE ON TOE HEMATOMA TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLE ON AWOKE TO SMALL FIRE WHICH HE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH.FIRE DEPT NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | 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 |
| POURING MOLTEN CANDLE WAX, SPLASHED ONTO R HAND. DX. BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 25 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 25 YO F USING CANDLE CAUGHT SCALP OF HEAD ON FIRE BURN TO SCALP-NO FIRE FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Other toys |
| INTOXICATED WHILE PLAYING CARDS WHEN A CANDLE SPILLED AND ACCIDENTALLYL ANDED ON HIS FACE AND FOREARM BURNING THEM,UNK IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO BACK AND RT ARM.PT HAD A CANDLE CATCH SHIRT ON FIRE AND BURNED BACK AND RT ARM.FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT MENTIONED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 22 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 |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT HER FINGER ON THE BASE OF A BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 24 years | 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 WAS BURNED BY CANDLE DX: 2 DEGREE BURN ON LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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, Knives |
| PT CUTTING A THICK CANDLE WITH KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED DX: LAC TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ALLERGIC REACTION.PT LITE A CANDLE AND BECAME SHORT OF BREATH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 23 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX:2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT PALM. BURNING CANDLE SET HOUSE ON FIRE. NO COMMENT RE FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER WHILE WALKING BAREFOOT IN LIVING ROOM AT HOME. DX LACERATION LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT.INDEX FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX- RT.INDEX FINGER RT.HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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