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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges or ovens |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS ARMS AND FACE-WAS HEATING WAX ON STOVE AND IT CAUGHT F IRE, BURNING HANDS. DOES NOT MENTION FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH FALLING CANDLEHOLDER AND WAS CUT. DX: 1.3 CM L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 13 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 YR OLD MALE HAD CANDLE STICK THROWN AT ARM HEMATOMA LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT C/O RT FOREARM BURNS FROM HOT WAX C/O PAIN RT FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN CANDLE STICK FELL ON HER. DX; LAC.L.FOREA RM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO CATCH FALLING CANDLE AND WAS LACERATED ON FOREARM BY GL ASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER. D: INTERMEDIATE LACERATION, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT WRIST ON CANDLE HOLDER. DX: L FOREARM LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 BURNED SELF ON FOREARM WITH HOT CANDLE WAX 4 DAYS AGO. CONTINUED RED NESS, PAIN. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 38 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER LEFT FOREARM FROM A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER THAT FELL FROM WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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