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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 18 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 |
| BURN HAND - 18 YOF SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO BACK OF LEFT HAND WHI LE TRYING TO PUT OUT A CANDLE WAX FIRE, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD CANDLE WAX BURN HAND WHEN BLOWING OUT CANDLE. D:2ND DEG REE BURN, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 24 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 |
| RT HAND BURN-@ HOME-BURNED ON HOT WAX FROM CANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 24 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS BURN TO HAND BY A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED HOT GEL CANDLE LIQUID OF HAND. D:PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN, HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 24 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 |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND ON CANDLE TOP (GLASS) AFTER IT BROKE PUTTING IT ON CANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| STATES SHE WAS USING HOT WAX AND BURNT HER HAND DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | 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 |
| POURING MOLTEN CANDLE WAX, SPLASHED ONTO R HAND. DX. BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS BURNED BY CANDLE DX: 2 DEGREE BURN ON LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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, Knives |
| PT CUTTING A THICK CANDLE WITH KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED DX: LAC TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX:2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT PALM. BURNING CANDLE SET HOUSE ON FIRE. NO COMMENT RE FIRE DEPT ATTENDANCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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