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Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 26-50 years old - Year 2006 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 985
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Date: 12/27/2006Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED HANDS WHILE TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE THAT STARTED WHIL BURNING A CANDLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2006Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN TO LT HAND WITH CANDLE WAX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2006Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT DX TENDON LACERATION RT HA ND - PT TRIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HER HAND AGAINST CANDLEHOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2006Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN TO AHND FROM CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2006Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILL HOT WAX ON HAND BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED HOT CANDLEWAX ON HAND, DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LACERATION HAND - 30 YOM WAS AT A STORE AND PICKED UP A GLASS CANDLE TH AT BROKE LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC HAND - CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE JAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Containers
OPENING ***'S CANDLE GLASS, SLIPPED CUTTING HAND" LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT LACERATED PLAM ON BROKEN SHARD OF DIRTY CRYSTAL CANDLE HO9LDER. D: L ACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNS 2ND DEGREE R HAND, PT GOT BURNED W/HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT C/O BILAT. HAND BURNS. PT TRIED TO STOP LIQUID CANDLE FROM TURNING O VER AND SPILLED ON HAND. DX 2 DEGREE BURN TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2006Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED HOT WAX ON HAND DX: BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CAMDLE WAS BEING MELTED HOT WAX CONTACT WITH HANDS BURNS, PARTIAL THICKNESS OF BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
RIGHT HAND LAC. PT CUT HAND ON A GLASS JAR CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Blankets
PT'S WIFE LEFT CANDLE BURNING AND PT AWOKE TO BLANKETS ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS R HAND & FINGERS BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2006Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT PICKED UP A LIT CANDLE AND HOT WAX SPILLED ON HAND YEST, STILL HAS P AIN. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED HOT WAX OFF SCENTED CANDLE ON HAND "BURN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2006Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS BURNED WHILE MOVING A CANDLE 4 DAYS AGO. DX: L HAND CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAND ON HOT CANDLE WAX DX SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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