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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 432
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| AN 18 YR OLD FEMALE CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | 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 |
| 23YOF WAS WARMING UP SOME WAX ACCIDENTLY BURNED RT HAND; HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YOM GRABBED A FLOATING CANDLE WHILE IT WAS LIT. DX. 2ND DEGREE HAND B URN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HAND BURN-25YOM HAD A CANDLE ON FIRE, TRYING TO GET IT OUTSIDE,OPENED THE DOOR AND WIND BLEW HOT WAX ONTO HIS SKIN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 19YOF WAS AT BEAUTY SCHOOL AND GOT HOT WAX SPILT ON RIGHT HAND C/O PAIN . DX: RIGHT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24 YOF-PT CUT L HAND ON A PC OF GLASS FROM A CANDLE DX LAC L HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 18 YOF BURNED L HAND W/HOT WAX AT HOME DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 16 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, Clothing accessories |
| 16 Y/O/M CANDLE CAUGHT FABRIC HAT ON FIRE IN ROOM AND PT PUT FIRE OUT W ITH HIS HANDS DX// BURN BILAT HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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