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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,961
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT C/O WAX BURN . PT SPILLED CANDLE WAX. DX BURN ABDOMEN THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX LEFT FOREHEAD LACERATION: FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON SIDE OF FACE WITH A CANDLESTICK BY SISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT MOPPING FLOOR, SLIPPED AND FELL GRABBING CANDLE ON WAY DOWN, SPILLED HOT WAX ON LOWER LEG. THERMAL BURN LOWER LEG, NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HAD A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BREAK AND LACERATE PTS FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| HAND BURNED-@ HOME-BURNED ON UNATTENDED JAR CANDLE W/ LARGE FLAME THAT EXPLODED-NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON LEFT 2ND TOE C/OPAIN LEFT 2ND TOE CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLES LIT AND ROOM CAUGHT FIRE. +FD. DX: BURNS FACE, BILAT HANDS, FOREARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 21 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 19 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 DROPPED A VERY HEAVY CANDLE FROM A WASIT HIGH HEIGHT SUSTAINED A CON TUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 25 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 |
| FIRST AND SEC DEGREE BURN TO HAND. PT HAD BABY OIL ON HAND AND HELD IT OVER A CANDLE BURNING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FX PELVIS, L CALCANEUA, CMP FX L1; PT JUMPED FROM 3 STORY WINDOW OF APA RTMENT. AWOKE IN SMOKE FILLED ROOM. FORGOT CANDLE THAT CAUSED FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED W/HOT CANDLE WAX. DX: R HAND/FOREARM BURNS 2% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 16 YOF HAD CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON LEG LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| GLASS CANDLEFELL ONTO FOOT. "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT. CUT R. HAND ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX. LAC. R. HAND. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURN ON R ARM FROM CANDLE WAX, WAX STUCK ON ARM, BLISTERS DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER FELL OFF TABLE, HIT PT IN HEAD, NO LOC DX: CUNCUSSIONAL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 22 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 BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE WAX. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| NECK AND RIGHT ARM BURN. PT SPILLED HOT WAX FROM A CITRONELLA CANDLE ON TO HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 18 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, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| GETTING CANDLE OUT OF VASE, CUT THUMB DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Tables |
| LIT CANDLE IN CANDLE HOLDER & AWOKE TO SMOKE WHEN CANDLE BURNED TABLE & SURROUNDING CLOTHES SMOKE INHALATION FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE NOT KNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS BURNED 1 WK AGO W/CANDLE. DX: THIRD DEG BURN R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Pillows |
| INSIDE LIGHTING CANDLES, PILLOW CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED L FACE, CHEST AN D MIDDLE FINGER OF R HAND. DX. 1 DEG BURN TO FACE, CHEST. FD NOT INDI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | 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 |
| HOT WAX TO HAND BURN SND DEGREE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 19YFC GLASS FROM A CANDLE SCRAPING KNEE/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 SUSTAINED A BURN OF THE FACE BY HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE BEING BLOWN OU T AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SMOKE INHALATION FROM BEING IN A CLOSED ROOM WITH A CANDLE BURNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Blankets |
| PT TRIED TO SMOTHER CANDLE FIRE W/BLANKET LAST PM. FD NS. DX: 2% TBSA BURN R HAND/KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 23 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, Microwave ovens |
| PT. BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX WHICH SHE HAD HEATED UP IN MICROWAVE. BURN OF LEFT HAND D/T HOT WAX. NO FIRE; NO FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 24 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, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN FROM CANDLE WAX BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| 25 Y/O W/M RECEIVED BURNS TO FEET WHEN LEFT CANDLE BURNING AT NIGHT AND IT CAUGHT COMFORTER ON FIRE. STUMPED ON COMFORTER TO PUT OUT FLAMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LACERATION HIP - 21 YOF STUMBLED AND FELL AND A HEAVY CANDLE HOLDER FEL L LACERATING HER LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FINGER ON LIQUID CANDLE WAX DX. FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR BURN TO FINGER FROM A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT DROPPED GLASS CANDLE HOLDER ON WRIST; LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SMOKE INHALATION.PT HAD A CANDLE START A FIRE ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTER A ND PT BREATHED IN SMOKE.DO NOT KNOW IF FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT C/O CHEMICAL IN EYES. PT SPLASHED HOT WAX IN EYES. DX ACUTE EYE PAIN CONJUNCTIVITIS CHEM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON A HOT CANDLE DX: L HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 19 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 WAS CUT ON GLASS CANDLE. DX: R FOURTH FINGER LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 17 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LACERATIONS TO HAND - CUT HAND WHEN CANDLESTICK FELL FROM ENTERTAINMENT CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WHEN LIGHTING IT - BURN HAND - FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| HAND BURN-@ HOME-BURNED ON FLAME OF CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 23 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 CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| TWIRLING CANDLESTICK AT HOME, GOT DIRT IN EYE. DX: FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS IN HOUSE FIRE HE BELIEVES WAS CAUSED BY CANDLE. + FD.DX: SUPER FICIAL R HAND & R BACK BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 24 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, Knives |
| LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER W/KNIFE, CUTTING CANDLE DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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