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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 575
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOF PT CUT HAND WITH GLASS CANDLE, STATES WAS ANGRY AND SMASHED GLAS S CANDLE IN HAND. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| 2PT CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. 1DX: L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING CANDLE WAX AND STABBED SELF IN THE HAND WITH A KNIFE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens |
| PATIENT WAS REMOVING HOT WAX FROM A MICROWAVE, BURNED RT SIDE OF HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN-RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tableware and accessories |
| HOT WAX FROM TEA LIGHT CANDLE IN BOWL POURED ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: R HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT CLEANING WAX OUT OF CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE AND PT CUT HER HAND DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT STATES A CANDLE WAS KNOCKED OVER, WHEN TO PICK UP, PARTS WERE BROKEN, CUT HAND ON BROKE PIECE. DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | 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 |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 23 YOM TRIED TO PUT OUT BURNING CANDLE WITH WATER AND THE CANDLE EXPLOD ED, PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT PINKY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT HAS LAC TO (L) HAND AFTER DROPPING A GLASS CANDLE ON IT DX; (L) HA ND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 C/O R HAND PAIN FROM HOT WAX BURN THIS A.M. DX. BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 20 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 BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | 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 CUT HAND ON GLASS FROM BROKEN CANDLE; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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