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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 64
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2005 | 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 |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HAD A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BREAK AND LACERATE PTS FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN ON R ARM FROM CANDLE WAX, WAX STUCK ON ARM, BLISTERS DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS BURNED 1 WK AGO W/CANDLE. DX: THIRD DEG BURN R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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