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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| USING WAX WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND SPILLED ONTO HAND BURNING IT, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED BY CANDLE WAX. DX: R HAND SUPERFICIAL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A CANDLELABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | 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, Knives |
| PT TRYING TO TRIM WICK OF CANDLE WITH KNIFE, LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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, Knives |
| CUTTING AN OLD CANDLE AT HOME, KNIFE STUCK IN HAND. DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE GLASS HOLDER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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, Counters or countertops |
| PT TRIED TO GRAB A CANDLESTICK HOLDER THAT WAS FALLING OFF OF COUNTER B EFORE IT HIT THE FLOOR, LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 SUST BURN TO HAND FROM HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR A CANDLESTICK WHEN IT CAUGHT HER HAND. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 22 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 LEFT HAND LACERATION: GLASS CANDLE HOLDER SHATTERED IN HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| GLASS CANDLE JAR BROKE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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