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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 851
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| 2% BURN RT HAND .PT WAS MESSING AROUND WITH A CANDLE AND MELTED WAX AND AND BURNED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 35 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC R PALM - CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ON CANDLE WAX, PAIN TO INDEX,RING AND LITTLE FINGER,WRIST. DX. 1ST DEGREE BURN TO RT. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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, Blankets |
| BURN HAND - 41 YOF BURNED ON LEFT HAND AFTER A CANDLE ON A BIRTHDAY CAK E KNOCKED OVER SETTING FURNITURE ON FIRE, TRIED BLANKET TO PUT OUT, ?FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 49 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 |
| HURT HAND GOT HOT WAX ON HAND DX: BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 49 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 |
| CUT HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 41 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 |
| SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX ON HAND DX: L HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 45 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 SPILLED HOT WAX ON HANDS DX: BURNS BILATERAL HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 44 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, Microwave ovens |
| PT GOT HOT WAX OUT OF MICROWAVE AND WAS BURNED. DX: SECOND DEG R HAND BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 26 YO F HAD CANDLE HOLDER TO FALL ON HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 30 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, Not Spec |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED HAND WHILE USING HOT WAX. DX: HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PUNCHED A CANDLE FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RASH ON HANDS-SINCE SHE USED PARAFIN HAND WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 33 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 |
| WHILE WASHING A GLASS CANDLEHOLDER, IT BROKE, LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges |
| CANDLE WAX CAUGHT FIRE ON STOVE-PT PULLED OFF FALLING ON HANDS. DX: 3 % DEEP BURNS RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 32 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 |
| BURN TO RT HAND- BURNED HAND WITH HOT WAX 20 MINUTES AGO @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 40 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 WAS TRIMMING A CANDLE WITH A STEAK KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED PUNCTURE LIKE LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND FROM A CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A LARGE CANDLE FALL ONTO LEFT HAND AT HOME CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 35 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 |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION-WAS CLEANING CANDLE W/SERRATED KNIFE.KNIFE WENT THROUGH PALM OF LEFT HAND.(5CM)C/O ABILITY TO FEEL OR MOVE HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN - S/P PT "I BURNED MY LT HAND W/CANDLE WAX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PUNCTURE TO HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| AT HOME, BURNING A GEL CANDLE AND CANDLE EXPLODED TABLE AND SOFA CAUGHT FIRE . FIRE DEPT DID NOT ATTEND DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE HAND BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WAS CUTTING CANDLE W/KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 35 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 |
| LEFT HAND LAC. PT WAS TRIMMING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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