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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 342
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| PT LEANED OVER CANDLE AND SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE. NO FD. DX: 2ND DEG PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R BREAST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| PT SUBSTAINED BURNS WHEN FIRE FLAME OF CANDLE CAUGHT ONTO T-SHIRT DX; BURNS TO FLANK, ARMPIT, HAND AND ELBOW...NO FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds or bedframes |
| PT IN BED SLEEPING WITH CANDLE LIT, IT CAUGHT THE BED ON FIRE, NOT STAT ED IF FD ATTENDED FIRE, THERMAL BURNS UPPER BACK AND LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 48 YO MALE WAS HIT WITH A GLASS CANDLE TO LEFT CHEST CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 26 Y/O F INJURED R RIB AREA WHEN ACCIDENTLY HIT BY LARGE CANDLE AT HOME . DX; R CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SMELLING A CANDLE - ON HOME OXYGEN - OXYGEN BLEW UP IN FACE FACIAL AND INHALATION BURN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL ON 3 POST CANDLE STICK. DX: FB IMPALED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/1997 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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