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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| MOM STATES CHILD BUNED HAND TOUCHING CANDLE DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT HAND ON CANDLE JAR;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE WAX;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 AT HOME, LACERATED RT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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