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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,927
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Clothing |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT LEG-FELL ASLEEP WITH LEFT LEG CLOSE TO A LIT CANDL E. CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHART. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 YO MALE HAD *** CANDLE FALL ON KNEE AND BROKE LACERATION KNEE LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH FALLING CANDLEHOLDER AND WAS CUT. DX: 1.3 CM L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Stairs or steps |
| STEPPED ON CANDLE HOLDER WHILE GOING DOWN STAIRS SKIN AVULSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/15/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SISTER THREW A CANDLE AT PT & INJURED HIS NOSE. DX: BROKEN NOSE CLOSED, EPISTAXIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO LEGS: BURNING A CANDLE THAT LIT FIRE TO PILLOW SHAM, GRABBED SHAM AND BURNED MATERIAL LANDED ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT RT 4TH TOE ON CERAMIC CANFLE STICK C/O PAIN RT 4TH TOE LACERATIO N |
| 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: 10/10/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 1 AND 2 DEG THERM BURNS. PT WAS BLOWING ON A CANDLE CONTAINER AND IT CA UGHT FIRE CAUSING WAX TO BLOW BACK INTO FACE. FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/05/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| STEPPED ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX: L FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL ONTO LEFT FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FIRST AND SECOND BURN RUE - CANDLE WAX CAUGHT FIRE WHEN WARMING IT,NO M ENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| 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: 08/14/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT CANDLE WAX SPILLED ONTO PT. DX: SECOND DEG L MIDDLE FINGER BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ARM LACERATION, BELL ON BROKEN CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL OFF A SHELF AT HOME STRIKING IN HEAD C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Fishing |
| PT KICKED OVER A BUCKET OF CITRONELLA WAS CANDLE WHILE FISHING AND BURNT LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 20 YO F CUTTING CANDLE W/RAZOR INJURED FINGERLAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN CANDLE STICK FELL ON HER. DX; LAC.L.FOREA RM. |
| 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: 06/26/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED FACE WITH CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT. BURNED LOWER LEG ON A CANDLE FLAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON GLASS CANDLE TOP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Lighters |
| 15 BURN TO FACE AND NECK.PT WENT TO LIGHT A CANDLE WITH A BUTANE LIGHTE R AND IT FLASHED AND BURNED PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| USING CANDLEWAX IN EAR, FEELS STOPPED UP NOW & PAINFUL DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASIONS.PT HAD SOME CANDLE WAX SPLASH IN EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN TO FOOT FROM HOT WAX FROM CANDLE DX: BURN TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FOOT LAC-A CANDLE IN A GLASS HOLDER FELL & HIT FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| COMPLEX ORAL AND LIP LACERATIONS - FELL INTO A CANDLESTICK HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER SCALP FROM A JAR CANDLE THROWN AGAINST A WALL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FINGER LAC-ANGRY-PUNCHED A GLASS CANDLE JAR/ HOLDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Mattresses |
| CANDLE CAUGHT MATTRESS ON FIRE. NO FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION, FIRST/SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT UE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE FLAME SHOT INTO PT'S EYE. DX: CONJUNTIVITIS L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON A BROKNE CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME |
| 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: 03/14/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HIT HIMSELF ON TOP OF HEAD WITH LARGE CANDLE NO LOC C/O HEADACHE PT HAS ABRASIONS AND SMALL CUTS LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 YO F CUT FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER LAC FINGER |
| 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: 01/17/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LAC TO FACE. PT TRIPPED & FELL AGAINST A CANDLE HOLD ER @ HOME. E9208 |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 Y.O. W MALE W/BURN TO FACE. PT STS A CANDLE FELL ON HIS FACE @ HOME. E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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