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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 125
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED HER RIGHT HAND ON A CANDLE. DX-THERMAL BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| CANDLES FELL AND PT WAS BURNED BY HOT WAX. DX: FIRST AND SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| PLAYING W/ ALCOHOL & CANDLE,POPPED ONTO HAND,FOREARM.DX PARTIAL THINCKNESS BURN L HAND,WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 9 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 |
| BURNED HANDS WHEN HOMEMADE CANDLE FELL OVER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN INJURY TO RT HAND WHILE PLAYING W/A CANDLE TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 6 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 WAS BURNED ON THE HAND BY A CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| BILATERAL HAND BURNS,ANTERIOR CHEST BURN.PT HAD HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE S PILL AND BURN PTS HANDS AND CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING WITH GLASS CANDLEHOLDERS IN EACH HAND WHEN PT TRIPPEDND AND FELL, CUT BOTH HANDS WITH BROKEN GLASS. D: LACERATIONS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 10 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 |
| BURN TO HAND FROM FLAME WHEN PLAYING WITH CANDLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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