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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE FOREARMS WHILE MAKING CANDLES AT HOME. (NO FD) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM ON HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 26 YOF WITH FOREARM BURN FROM A HOUSE FIRE. FELL ASLEEP WITH CANDLES BU RNING, PLASTIC CANDLEHOLDER CAUGHT FIRE. NOFD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| WAX BURN RT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED ON CANDLE 2ND DEGREE BURN LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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