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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL BACK AND LANDED ON GLASS CANDLE JAR WHICH BROKE AND LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| C/O PT STATES FELL ON A CANDLE STAND DX RT LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 37 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER PUTTING OUT A CANDLE, SOME BURNS ON RIGHT FOREARM ALSO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LEFT ARM BURN. CITRONELLA CANDLE WAX SPLASHED ONTO PT BURNING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 58YOM AT HOME SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM,WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CANDLE WAX FROM METAL CANDLESTICK;SHALLOW FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| CUT ARM ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK @ HOME DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 5 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, Day wear |
| BURNED FOREARM,CANDLE CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE . NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT GOT TOO CLOSE TO A LIT CANDLE AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| C/O BURNS TO L FOREARM FROM CANDLE, DX; FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LAC R FA, WALL LEAF THAT HOLDS CANDLE PT USED AT HOME WHILE WRITING, HI T THE LEAF ON CANDLE. DX. LAC L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | 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 |
| DROLLED SOME CANDLE WAX ON FA 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 SUS BURN TO FOREARM FORM CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 BURNED LEFT FOREARM ON A CANDLE DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL ON CANDLE HOLDER/FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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