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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN BACK OF HAND SECOND DEGREE - 17 YOF BURNED BACK OF RIGHT HAND WITH HOT WAX, BLISTERS, SWELLING, PAIN, AND REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 LACERATED HAND ON GLASS CANDLE AT HOME. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paint or varnish removers, paintbrush cleaners |
| PT CLEANING HIS HANDS IN ACETONE AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A LIT CANDLE NE AR BY SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX AT HOME, 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN HOLDING A CANDLE & FELL ASLEEP. DX; 2ND.DEG .BURN RT.HAND & RT.KNEE. ?FIRE DEPT. NOT STATED ON RECORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND AFTER HITTING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DRIPPED CANDLE WAX ON HAND DX. HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT SPILLED CANDLE WAX ON RIGHT HAND WHILE MAKING CANDLES AT HOME.D X-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AFTER TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE- CANDLE WAS BURNIG ON SPEAKER.(FIRE DEPT NOT STATED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18 Y/O F C/O LAC LEFT HAND - HAND HIT BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILLED HOT WAX ON HANDS WHILE MAKING CANDLES. DX: HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Table linens |
| CANDLE CAUGHT TABLE CLOTH ON FIRE, BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX/LT HANDBURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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