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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,061
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT WRIST ON A CANDLE HOLDER. DX-WRIST LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 CLEANING CANDLESTICK " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SOMETHING POPPED INTO PT'S EYE WHILE BLOWING OUT A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A CANDLE THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HER RT ARM ON A CANDLE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. DX - FIRST AID & SECOND DEGREE BURN, RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 57 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CANDLE SET TRASH CAN ON FIRE IN BASEMENT THIS AM @ PT'S HOME. SMOKE INH ALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LAC RT MIDDLE FINGER ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNS TO FACE: ON HOME OXYGEN, LIGHTING A CANDLE, OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURNS FACE, MOUTH, THROAT, FIRE DEPT T SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Footwear |
| CANDLE SPILLED, WAX WENT INTO SHOE. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| WHILE LIGHTING A CANDLE, IT FELL ON HIS PANTS. DX- 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE B URNS OVER 20% OF BODY-TRANSFERRED TO BURN UNIT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY CUT HER FINGER ON THE GLASS CANDLE THAT WAS SITTING ON HE R CANDLE WARMER. DX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT LIT A CANDLE WHILE USING O2 WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. FD NS. DX: SUPERFICIAL BURN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT DROPPED CANDLE ON TOE THIS AM AT HOME, TOE IS SWOLLEN AND PAINFULL. DX: TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 70 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 |
| PT WAS WASHING A GLASS CANDLE STICK AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED PT'S FINGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED CANDLE ON L BIG TOE TONIGHT DX: L GREAT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX LEFT THUMB BURN: TOUCHED HOT WAX CANDLE AND INJURED THUMB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 54 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. BURNED R. HAND W/ HOT WAX. DX. BURN R. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 71 YO MALE FELL INTO CANDLEABRA LACERATION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 1% TBSA BURNS TO HANDS. PT'S TEA LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING HANDS FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WEARING OXYGEN TUBING, WITH OXYGEN FLOWING, BLEW OUT A CANDLE AND OX YGEN EXPLODED, FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 54 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 SUST INJURY WITH HOT CANDLE WAX AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, REDNESS, NO REC OF BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN TO FACE LIT A CANDLE WHILE USING OXYGEN DX: BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT BLEW OUT CANDLE WHILE WEARING O2 NASAL CANNULA & FLAMES FLASHED. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN TO RT. FOOT W/ HOT PARAFFIN LIQUID WAX DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT. FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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