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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 21 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 |
| LAC HAND X2 - CUT HAND WHEN GLASS SHATTERED ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 18 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, Knives |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 18 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, Blankets |
| CANDLE CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE & PT GRABBED BLANKET. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Bags |
| CANDLE STARTED GARBAGE BAG ON FIRE AND GRABBED IT AND BURNED HAND,NO FI RE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 22 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 CUT HAND WHILE PICKING UP A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 24 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, Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| LIGHTING BIRTHDAY CANDLES ON 7-3, DROPPED LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND DX P ARTIAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILLED GEL CANDLE ON HAND BURN TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STATES HAD HAND OVER CANDLE AND WAS BURNT DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 23 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, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAND ON SOME HOT MELTED WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 24 YEAR OLD MALE HIT HAND ON THICK GLASS CANDLE TODAY CHIP FRACTURE LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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