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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MT FX-TRIPPED ON A CANDLE-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT CANDLE WAX FELL ON FOOT. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A CANDLE FALL ON FOOT, LEFT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT STEPPED ON BROKEN *** GLASS CANDLE AT HOMEDX; LACERATION RIGHT FOOT DX; LACERATION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO BOTTOM OF R FOOT, ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON CANDLE AND IT BROKE. DX. LAC R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ASLEEP WITH CANDLE ON, WOKE UP TO A FIRE, TRIED TO PUT IT OUT STEP PING ON IT WITH BARE FOOT>> BURN, FIRE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENT NOT FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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