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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE AT ***, DX; LAC.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 25 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, Knives |
| 25YOF WAS HOME CARVING A CANDLE USING A PARING KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT LT HAND PALM;LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 21 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, Mattresses |
| CANDLE CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE BURNED HANDS GETTING MATTRESS OUT NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT CAME 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STS SPILLED HOT WAX ON R HAND DX 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND AFTER HE DROPPED HOT CANDLE WAX ON IT* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 25 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 |
| 1ST DEGREE BURNS RT FOREARM-SUS 1ST DEG BURN TO RT FA AND HAND WHEN HEP ICKED UP A LIT *** CANDLE AND WAX SPILLED ON FA AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT WITH BURNS TO HAND FROM A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT BURNT HAND ON CANDLE AT HOME FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BURNS, BIL HANDS: CANDLE MAKING, STIRRING HOT WAX WHEN AIR BUBBLE POPPED AND SPLATTERED HOT WAX ONTO BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| BURN TO LEFT HAND WITH HOT WAX BURN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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