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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 531
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT CUT ON LEG WITH METAL CANDLE STICK HOLDER; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT PLAYING IN BATHROOM AND CUT LEG ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME TODA Y DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Pillows |
| PT SUSTAINED A BURN TO A LOWER LEG FROM A CANDLE CATCHING A PILLOW ON F IRE AT HOME. (?FD) |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT DROPPED A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A CANDLE HOLDER FELL ONTO PT'S LEG DX: LAC LT LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| BURNED LOWER LEG ON CANDLE THAT PLUGS INTO WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 4 YO MALE CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE DX: L LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT KNOCKED OVER A CANDLE - WAX FELL ONTO PT FROM KNEE TO ANKLE. D: 2N D DEGREE BURN RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SAT ON A CANDLE ON THE GROUND & WAX DRIPPED ON HER LEG. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG BY A CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| WALKED NEXT TO CANDLE, WHICH CAUGHT HER DRESS ON FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG, 4 % TBSA, FD NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 5 YOF CUT W/ GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT L LEG ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. LAC $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2001 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/1999 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/1998 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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