Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,820
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	1,412	Finger:	651
Toe:	274	Lower Arm:	264
Foot:	244	Head:	206
Eyeball:	203	Ear:	128
All Of Body:	86	Upper Trunk:	69
Wrist:	69	Lower Trunk:	67
Ankle:	47	Face:	46
Knee:	29	Mouth:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS CUTTING A CANDLE WICK AND LACERATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC L GREAT TOE/33YOF STEPPED ON A METAL CANDLESTICK AT HOME AND CUT TO E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF A CANDLEHOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 50 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 WAS PUTTING A CANDLE INTO A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED PT'S HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges or ovens
2ND DEGREE BURNS ARMS AND FACE-WAS HEATING WAX ON STOVE AND IT CAUGHT F IRE, BURNING HANDS. DOES NOT MENTION FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 29 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
R HAND BURNED BY CANDLE WAX DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND <1%ASA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 34 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, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2004	Age: 29 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
RT FOOT LACERATION.PT CUT FOOT ON A CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON A CANDLE STICK-@ CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PAIN TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH FALLING CANDLE HOLDER DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
A BRASS CANDLE HOLDER FELL FROM THE MANTLE AND STRUCK PATIENT'S FACE AT HOME. DX-3CM LACERATION LEFT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A METAL CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LACERATION FINGER - 38 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A GLASS C ANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 41 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
BURNS TO L HAND W/CANDLE WAX DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
42 YO MALE WAS HIT IN EYE WITH CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION LEFT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	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, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON PTS HAND, BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
TALUS FX-DROPPED CANDLE JAR ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other fireplaces
PT TRIPPED ON DOG AND LANDED ON GLASS CANDLES ON FIREPLACE. DX: COMPLEX MULT LACS W/GLASS FB R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 38 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
38 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED HAND ON LIT CANDLE 2 DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 45 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 WITH HOT WAX FROM CANDLE @ HOME DX 1ST DEGREE BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LINEAR ABRASION - SCRATCHED EAR WITH EAR WAX CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 27 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
CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON HAND DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BLEW OUT CANDLE, SOME WAX FLEW AT FACE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
30 YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY THROWN CANDLE LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PT C/O RT FOREARM BURNS FROM HOT WAX C/O PAIN RT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
VOTIVE HOLDER BROKE IN HANDS AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 38 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
CANDLE HOLDER BROKE WHILE CLEANING IT 4 CM HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC TO L 2ND TOE AFTER LARGE CANDLE FELL ON FOOT DX: CRUSH INJURY W/OPEN FX 2ND TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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 SUS BURN TO HAND FROM CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		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
BACKED INTO A CANDLE AT A PARTY AND BURNED BACK,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT DROPPED A CANDLE AND INJURED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST, 2 MM PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST, CUT ON GLASS CANDLE PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
F.B. R EAR, PT CLEANING HER EAR W/A BIRTHDAY CANDLE, SOME PIECES GOT ST UCK IN THE CANAL, C/O PAIN, DISCOMFORT, TM NORMAL, HX OF OTITIS MEDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (CANDLE) TO RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT. STATES GLASS CANDLEHOLDER BROKE AND SMALL PIECES FLEW TOWARD FACE. DX. ACUTE R EYE PAIN, R CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
47 YOF CUT FINGER WASHING CANDLE HOLDER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 26 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
BURNED HAND ON HOT CANDLE WAX DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SMOKE INHALATION - PATIENT WAS IN HOME THAT HAD FIRE CAUSED BY CANDLES LEFT BURING UNATTENDED - FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT FELL ASLEEP 3 NIGHTS AGO WITH CANDLE LIT NEAR HIS FEET AND BURNED HI S FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls
A CANDLE FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS BURNED ON HOT CANDLE WAX. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 33 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
HAND LAC-@ HOME-PRYING WAX FROM A JAR W/ STEAK KNIFE-KNIFE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
26 Y/O F INJURED R RIB AREA WHEN ACCIDENTLY HIT BY LARGE CANDLE AT HOME . DX; R CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LEFT FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HAD A CANDLESTICK HOLDER FALL AND HIT PT IN FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 27 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 DX LT HAND BURN - C/O BURNED WITH CANDLW GREASE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
29 YO F HOT WAX CANDLE BURN TO ABDOMEN BURN TO ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 26 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 AT HOME CUT RIGHT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE STICK HOLDER LACERATION HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED CANDLE WAX ON STOMACH DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS CHEST/ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LIGHTING A CANDLE IN GLASS CONTAINER, SLIPPED ON WATER DX THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	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
CUT BOTTOM OF FOOT STEPPED ONTO CANDLE HOLDER DX: LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT WAS DUSTING AND GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CANDLE HOLDER. DX-LACERATION SCALP 3CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 31 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 WAS DRINKING AT HOME AND FELL ONTO CANDLE HOLDER DX: LAC TO RT HAND AND BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 27 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
BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT CUT RT ANKLE ON GLASS CANDLE STICK C/O PAIN LEFT ANKLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT STRUCK RIGHT GREAT TOE AGAINST A CANDLE AT HOME CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT HAS FX HAND WHEN A CANDLE FELL ON IT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT ATTEMPTED TO CATCH FALLING CANDLE AND WAS LACERATED ON FOREARM BY GL ASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER. D: INTERMEDIATE LACERATION, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 42 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 BOTH HANDS ON WAX FROM A CANDLE C/O PAIN BILATERAL HAND BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
27 Y/O M C/O HIT W/ CANDLESTICK BY ACCIDENT-BLURRED VISION. DX; ACUTE H EADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	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
HAN & FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A BROKEN CANDLE GLASS ON A TABLE-ETOH IN VOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 27 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 WITH A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A BROKEN CANDLE CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED SELF ON FOREARM WITH HOT CANDLE WAX 4 DAYS AGO. CONTINUED RED NESS, PAIN. D: 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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
2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND-CANDLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND PATIENT PICKED IT UP BURNING LEFT HAND. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2% BURN RT FOOT.PT SPILLED HOT WAX ON FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
STEPPED ON TOP OF PYRAMIDAL STYLE CANDLE AND INJ FOOT--PAIN NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LIGHTING A GEL CANDLE WITH HIGH FLAME,PICKED IT UP AND PANICKED AND BU RNED HAND;FIRE DEPT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 29 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
29 YOM WAS BURNT PUTTING OUT A FIRE CAUSED BY A CANDLE FIRE DEPT INVOLV EMENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	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 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
35 YOM CUT THUMB ON GALSS CANDLE HOLDER LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
44YOFC STEPPED ON A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER AND GLASS EMBEDDED INTO FOOT/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 26 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, Artificial flowers or plants
BURNT RT HAND WHILE PUTTING OUT FIRE FROM *****CANDLE-CAUGHT ARTIFICIAL PALM TREE ON FIRE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND. FIRE NOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives with replaceable blades
42 YR OLD FEMALE INJURED THUMB WHILE TAKING LABEL OFF CANDLE WITH RAZOR RT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	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
PT C/O LAC LFT HAND. PT WAS TRYING TO CLEAN BOTTOM OF CANDLE HOLDER AND BROKE IN HER HAND. DX LAC TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	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
HAND CT-STRUCK A LARGE CANDLE IN ANGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 29 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
BURN TO HAND FROM HOT CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 33 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 RT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME-C/O PAIN; 2CM LACERATION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 33 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
1% RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WAX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2004	Age: 34 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 WAS MELTING CANDLE WAX AND WAS BURNED. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
LACERATION FINGER - 49 LACERATED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHI LE CLEANING A CANDLEHOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 35 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
BURN BY CANDLE; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
48 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN STRUCK WITH SPRING LOADED CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 27 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE BURNED DOWN,BURNED DOILEY AND HE TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH HAND S AND BURNED THEM/UNK FIRE DEPT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Chairs
SMOKE INHALATION W/O LOC-@ HOME-CAT KNOCKED OVER A CANDLE-CAUGHT A CHAI R ON FIRE-FD PRESENT-COHB 4.1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT CLEANING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT BROKE IN HAND. D: FINGER LACE RATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls
LACERATION FOREARM - 38 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER LEFT FOREARM FROM A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER THAT FELL FROM WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 42 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
HAND BURN-BURNED ON HOT WAX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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