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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 209
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 04/03/2007 | 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 |
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