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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 844
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 54 YO BURN HAND ON CANDLE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BROKE GLASS CANDLE CUP STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS R/O FB TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 1.2 CM. FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT WHILE DUSTING A BROKEN GLASS SCONCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FLASH BURN FROM CANDLE FD NOT RECORDED FACIAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT FOOT AGAINST A CRYSTAL CANDLE HOLDER WHICH WAS ON A GAR BAGE CAN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A 25LB CANDLE FELL ON PTS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON HEAD SUSTAIEND '' HEAD LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED CANDLE HOLDER DX. TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS LOOKING AT A CANDLE AT HOME WHEN SOMEONE BLEW IT OUT AND SHE GOT WAX IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HER PERFUME IGNITED A CANDLE SHE HELD AT A CHURCH SOCIAL AND BURNED TOR SO,NECK AND FACE, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| POURED FLAMMABLE SCENTING BURNING CANDLE 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG TBSA 4 %. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 53 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 |
| CLEANING CANDLE JAR WITH KNIFE WENT THROUGH JAR INTO HAND LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| KITCHEN HOUSE FIRE FROM MELTING PARAFIN WAX-SET CURTAINS ON FIRE MILD SMOKE INHALATION-FIRE DEPT. ON SCENE-SAME AS #4283 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| BURNED WITH SPLASH OF PARIFIN HE WAS MELTING-CAUGHT CURTAINS ON FIRE 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HEAD,NECK & HANDS-SAME AS #4284-FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 71 YOF FELL ONTO HEAVY CANDLE HOLDER FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS IN HOUSE FIRE W/CANDLE BURNING PLASTIC CABINET. FD NS.DX: SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT FINGER WHILE WASHING A CANDLE HOLDER DX: R THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLESTICK FELL ON FOOT 1 1/2 WEEKS AGO - STILL SORE AND SWOLLEN. DX. CONT R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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