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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 849
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 42 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, Outerwear |
| 42 YOM CANDLE SET COAT ON FIRE AND HE TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH HIS HAND NO FD - SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 26 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 |
| USING HOT WAX ON LEG AND GOT SOME ON HAND BURNING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 49 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, Blankets |
| PT AWOKE IN HIS TENT TO FIND HIS BLANKET ON FIRE FM A BURNING CANDLE. PT FIRE OUT WITH HAND NO FD. 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND, INHILATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| CUT HAND TRYING TO GET CANDLE OUT OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN TO LEFT HAND WITH HOT WAX. DX-LEFT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 43 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, Rugs or carpets |
| PT AWOKE THIS AM & FOUND HIS CANDLE WAS BURNING THE CARPET STARTING 2 S TOMP FIRE W/ HAND & FOOT C/O BURNS. DX:2ND DEGREE BURNS,BLISTER FORMATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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: 08/06/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| INTOXICATED AND BURNED HAND ON A CITRONELLA CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND FROM HOT WAX* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YOM CAME HOME INTOXICATED,FELL LANDED ON A GLASS CANDLE,CUTTING LEFT HAND;HAND LACERATION,8-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED ON CANDLE WAX. DX-THERMAL BURNS L HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 29 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, Pillows |
| 29YOM WAS HOME CAT KNOCKED OVER A CANDLE,SET BED PILLOW ON FIRE,INJURED HANDS TRYING TO PUT OUT;BURN ON BOTH HANDS,FD WAS NOT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 49 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 SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND AFTER TRYING TO PUT OUT A FIRE SET BY A CANDLE. FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 26 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 |
| CUT HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| SPILLED HOT WAX ON HAND DX: BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 33 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, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND GETTING MELTED CANDLE OUT OF A GLASS VASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| L HAND LAC. A CANDLE HOLDER BROKE & PT CUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 44 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, Knives |
| LAC TO L HAND W/KNIFE MAKING CANDLES DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT BURNED RT HAND ON CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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 BOTH HANDS ON CANDLE,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT CUT HAND ON A BORKEN CANDLE JAR AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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