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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,121
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 17 YOM FRACTURE TO RIGHT GREAT TOE S/P DROPPED CANDLE ON TOE$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 YR OLD MALE STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK AND LAC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 25YOF BURNED (R) HAND W/ HOT CANDLE WAX DX;# BURN (L) RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 20YOF DROPPED A CANDLE HOLDER ONTO FOOT GLASS AND IT SHATTERED FOOT LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other glass bottles or jars |
| 17YOF; PT WAS PICKING UP BROKEN GLASS FROM A CANDLE JAR AND CUT TIP OF INDEX FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 YR OLD MALE BURNED THUMB ON WARM GAS OF CANDLE PICKING UP CANDLE GLA SS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| BUTTOCK BURNS. 24 YOF WAS BURNED WHEN A CANDLE THAT WAS BURNING CAUGHT DRESS ON FIRE. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 09/12/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 16YOF; PT WAS CLEANING FINGERNAILS WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL AND CANDLE; CAN DLE IGNITED THE ALCOHOL AND BURNED FINGER;DX2ND DEGREE BURN TO FINGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23YOF WITH LAC TO FOOT FROM BROKEN CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 18 YR OLD MALE POURING STERNO INTO CITRONELLA CANDLE THAT FLARED UP AND SHIRT STARTED ON FIRE WITH FACIAL BURNING AND CHEST,NO FIRE DEP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 18 YOM R INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN CANDLE HOLDER DX; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 18YOM-FOREARM BURN-BURNED ON HOT WAX FROM CITRONELLA CANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23 Y/O/M HIT IN THE FACE WITH A CANDLE HOLDER ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME DX/ FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 17 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER WITH HOT WAX |
| 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: 05/11/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens |
| 18YOF CANDLE WAX NOTED TO THIGHS AND FINGERS, SPILLED HOT WAX ON SELF WHEN REMOVING FROM MICROWAVE DX: 2ND FEGREE BURN LT THUMB |
| 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: 03/28/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 18YOF HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE STICK HOLDER DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BM17 GLASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON HIS TOE AND CUT IT DIAGNOSIS; LACERAITON TOE, 1 CM. |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Towels or cloths |
| 19 YOF CLEANED UP A BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK LAST PM & ACCID USED TOWEL ON FACE THIS AM. DX: FACIAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 24 YOM WAS HOLDING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE IN HIS HAND. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 20YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER, PUNCHED A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| 17YOM WHILE BABYSITTING A CANDLEHOLDER FELL OFF WALL STRIKING RT EYEBROW;FACIAL LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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