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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON SOME HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| DX SIMPLE HAND LAC: PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND S/P GLASS CLANDLE STICK BROKE AND STUCK PT IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 24 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, Pillows |
| PT USED PILLOW TO TRY TO PUT OUT FIRE ON BED SHEETS CAUSED BY CANDLE. S USTAINED BURNS TO HAND/FOREARM/FINGERS.?FDA. D:BURNS, HAND AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILL HOT WAX [CANDLE] ON HAND, DX';HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 22 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 GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Table tennis |
| PT WAS BURNING A *** *** BALL IN A CANDLE WHEN THE BALL CAUGHT FIRE &PT BURNED HAND, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SUSAINED LAC TO HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BURNED HANDS ON FIRE FROM CANDLE FLAME,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| R HAND LAC/20YOF CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLEHOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM STRIKING A GLASS CANDLE STICK IN ANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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