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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,064
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
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: 12/27/2006 | Age: 12 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 |
LAC L HAND; @ HOME REAZCHING INTO GLASS CANDLE & IT BROKE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 69 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PICKED UP A HOT CANDLE JAR THAT WAS SMOKING AND BURNED BOTH HANDS,UNK I F FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
BURN TO LT HAND WITH CANDLE WAX 2ND DEGREE BURN LT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Mattresses |
PT WAS SLEEPING AND CANDLE FELL OVER CATCHING MATTRESS ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 1ST DEG BURNS HANDS & FEET, SMOKE INHALATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
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 HANDSTRYING TO GET BURNING CANDLE OUT SIDE/ 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Artificial flowers or plants |
BIL HAND BURNS. PT WAS ASLEEP WHEN A CANDLE CAUGHT SOME ARTIFICIAL FLOW ERS ON FIRE AND HE TRIED PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES. FD NOT RECORDED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
USING WAX WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND SPILLED ONTO HAND BURNING IT, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 23 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 WAS BURNED BY CANDLE WAX. DX: R HAND SUPERFICIAL BURNS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
RT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A CANDLELABRA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 11/28/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 |
BURN TO AHND FROM CANDLE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 18 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, Knives |
PT TRYING TO TRIM WICK OF CANDLE WITH KNIFE, LAC LT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
LACERATION HAND - 11 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH CUT TO PALM OF R IGHT HAND WHEN SHE ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 33 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 |
SPILL HOT WAX ON HAND BURN TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
SPILLED HOT CANDLEWAX ON HAND, DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 09/27/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 09/15/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 09/11/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
CLEANING GLASS CUT HAND ON A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION RIGHT PALM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 08/31/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS CARRYING BURNING CANDLE AND HOT WAS POURED ON LEFT HAND 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO LEFT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 21 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 |
CUTTING AN OLD CANDLE AT HOME, KNIFE STUCK IN HAND. DX. LAC L HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 08/13/2006 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
LARGE CANDLE FELL ON HAND/HAND CT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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 BROKEN CANDLE GLASS HOLDER " LAC" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
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 ON SCONCE; LAC HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
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 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: 07/09/2006 | Age: 22 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, Counters or countertops |
PT TRIED TO GRAB A CANDLESTICK HOLDER THAT WAS FALLING OFF OF COUNTER B EFORE IT HIT THE FLOOR, LAC RT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 48 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 |
SPILLED HOT WAX ON HAND DX: BURN HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
PT SUST BURN TO HAND FROM HOT WAX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAX ON HAND & FOOT, BURNS ,10% BSA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
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: 04/29/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR A CANDLESTICK WHEN IT CAUGHT HER HAND. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
MOM STATES PT WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER OVER A BURNING CANDLE. DX. 2 DEG BURNS HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: GLASS CANDLE HOLDER SHATTERED IN HAND AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/08/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
GLASS CANDLE JAR BROKE LAC HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/07/2006 | Age: 31 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 |
RIGHT HAND LAC. PT CUT HAND ON A GLASS JAR CANDLE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Televisions |
BURN HAND - FROM HOT WAX - CANDLE CAUGHT TOP OF TELEVISION ON FIRE - FI RE DEPARTMENT UNKNOWN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON CANDLE HOLDER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/21/2006 | Age: 14 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, Clothing |
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A CANDLE & HIS CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE BURNING HIS HAND & WRIST. NO FD PRES MENTIONED. DX - 2ND DEG BURN TO LT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
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, 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: 03/09/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
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 BURNT LEFT HAND ON CANDLE WAX AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 80 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cookware |
PT WAS MELTING WAX TO MAKE CANDLES. POT CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE THREW IT OUTSIDE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 44 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 |
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: 02/15/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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, Day wear |
1-2 DEGREE BURNS L & R HANDS; CANDLE BURNING IN HOME, PRNTS NOTICED PTS SHIRTSLEEVES ON FIRE, PUT OUT FIRE, CLEANED HANDS, APPLIED NEOSPORIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2006 | Age: 46 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 |
SPILLED HOT WAX OFF SCENTED CANDLE ON HAND "BURN" |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
CONTUSED HAND WHEN FELL WITH CANDLE HOLDER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 01/01/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
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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