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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,529
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Other ranges or ovens |
| MAKING CANDLES ON STOVE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, PT TRIED TO PUT OUT W/WATE R, IT EXPLODED, BURNING HANDS & FACE----BURN FACE( NO FD MENTIONED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS MAKING CANDLE AND LAC FINGER ON GLASS CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MT FX-TRIPPED ON A CANDLE-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT FOOT ON GLASS CANDLE IN STORE DX: GREAT TOE LAC |
| 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: 11/01/2008 | 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 |
| WHILE CLEANING AT HOME, PT GRABBED BROKEN CANDLE AND CUT FINGER, LACERA TION |
| 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: 10/28/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 17 YO DROPPED A CANDLE ON TOE CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED HOT WAX FROM CANDLE 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| CUT WRIST ON BROKEN CANDLE AT HOME. DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT CANDLE WAX FELL ON FOOT. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HIT IN THUMB BY A GLASS CANDLE, NOW W/SWELLING AND PARTIAL NAIL AVUL SION; PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 19 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 SLAMMED CANDLE DOWN AND CUT FINGER DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ON FOOT, LEFT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT A PARTY, SOMEBODY BLEW OUT SOME CANDLES IN HER FACE, CANDLES SMELLED OF SULFA, FELT SHE HAD A REACTION. DX-POSSIBLE MILD SULFA RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STEPPED ON BROKEN *** GLASS CANDLE AT HOMEDX; LACERATION RIGHT FOOT DX; LACERATION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT BURNED ON SIDE OF NECK, TRUNK, FACE S/P CANDLE LIT PILLOWCASE ON FIR E WHILE SLEEPING. TRIED TO PUT IT OUT & RESIDUE BURNED PT. ?FDA.D:BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 19 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 GRABBED A CANDLE AND THREW IT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT 1ST AND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO BOTTOM OF R FOOT, ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON CANDLE AND IT BROKE. DX. LAC R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| L 1ST FING ABRAS/18YOM AT HOME WAS TRYING TO DIG WICK OUT OF CITRONELLA CANDLE AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN METAL PART. |
| 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: 06/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BURNS OF FACE PT WAS BURNED BY CANDLE WAX ON 6/05/2008* |
| 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: 05/23/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD HEADACHE AND HEMATOMA ON HEAD AFTER A CANDLE FELL. C/O DIZZINESS , SLOWED REACTION, EAR PAIN. NO OTHER INFO. LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 19 YO LEANING OVER LIT CANDLE INJURED FACE BURN FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNT ALL THE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BY A HOT WAX WHILE WORKING ON A PROJ ECT >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT 5TH TOE FX.PT HAD A CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 21 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: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD HOT CANDLE WAX DRIP ON ARM CAUSING BLISTERS DX RT LOWER ARM BLISTERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| GOT A CANDLE WHICH HAD BURNED AND HAD LIQUID WAX THROWN AT HER DX FOREIGN BODY R/L EYE |
| 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: 03/01/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH CANDLE ON, WOKE UP TO A FIRE, TRIED TO PUT IT OUT STEP PING ON IT WITH BARE FOOT>> BURN, FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT NOT FOUND |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX SOFT TISSUE SWELL'G: PRESENTS AFTER INJ TO L FACE: REACHED ABOVE HER TO STRETCH AND HIT LOOSED GLASS CHANDLE HOLDER, IT FELL STRUCK EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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