Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,450
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Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 STABBED HAND WHILE CLEANING CANDLE HOLDER W/STEAK KNIFE. DX: L PALM LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Beds or bedframes
36 YOF WAS BURNED ON LEFT HAND BY CANDLE. CANDLE BURNING AND FELL UNDE R BED. BED CAUGHT ON FIRE.FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 37 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
RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 27 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
TRIED TO PUT OUT VOTIVE CANDLE WITH PALM AND GOT BURNED WITH THE HOT WA X SECOND DEGREE BURN PALM FIRE DEPT. ATTENDANCE NOT RECORDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 28 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
PT C/O BURN HANDS. PT GRABBED A CANDLE THAT CAUGHT FIRE. DX BURN TO RT HAND 2ND DEGREE PARTIAL THICKNESS. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED AT SCEEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 35 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
PT WAS BURNED PUTTING OUT KITCHEN FIRE FROM CANDLE. FD NS. DX: PART THICKNESS BURNS R HAND/FOREARM, L FOREARM, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 30 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 C/O HAND LAC.PT WAS CARVING A WAX CANDLE WITH STEAK KNIFE AND CUT HA ND. DX LAC LFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 50 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
SECOND DEGREE BURN R HAND - BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 HAND - 46 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER RIGHT HAND FROM HOT CANDLE W AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 32 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 FELL WHILE CARRYING A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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
LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON A GLASS CANDL E HOLER - LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/17/2005	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
BURNED HAND ON HOT CANDLE WAX DX: R HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	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
PT CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING CANDLE. DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 42 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 SUS BURN TO HAND FROM CANDEL OIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	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, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
47 YO - DX: 2ND BURN TO RT. HAND - BURNED WITH HOT WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 28 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
RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 30 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
2ND DEG BURN TO HAND. PT HAD A CANDLE BLOW UP IN HAND.,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 42 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
CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 37 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 HANDS ON HOT CANDLE DX: BILAT. HAND BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 2ND DEGREE R HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BURNING CANDLE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 35 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
35 YOF BURNS HAND ON HOT WAX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	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
CARRYING A CANDLE AND HOT WAX FELL ON HAND. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATER AL HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 28 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
SPILLED HOT WAX ON HANDS BURNING THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 26 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
WAX BURN TO L HAND FROM HOT PARAFFIN DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT WAS HIT WITH A CANDLE ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME. DX-LEFT HAND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 41 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, Desk supplies
LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CUT HER LEFT HAND WHEN CLEANING C ANDLE HOLDER WITH LETTER OPENER - AT HOME - LEFT W/O BEING SEEN BY MD
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 37 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, Counters or countertops
HAND CT-HIT HAND ON COUNTER-@ HOME-WHILE HOLDING A LARGE CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 26 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 BURNT HAND ON HOT EYEBROW WAX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	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
RT HAND LACERATION.PT PT CIT HAND ON A CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND-ACCIDENTALLY SPILLED HOT WAX ON LEFT HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 26 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bedspreads, throws or comforters
COMFORTER CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM CANDLE AND BURNED HAND TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE,N O FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	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
PT C/O BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER CUT RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 46 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
PT BURNED HANDS ON CANDLE; C/O INNER RT HAND BURNS AND INFECTION NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 41 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
41 YOF WAS TRYING TO DIG A CANDLE OUT OF A HOLDER WITH A STEAK KNIFE IT SLIPPED & PT STUCK KNIFE INTO HER PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 26 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
PICKED UP A CANDLE THAT CAUGHT FIRE AND SPILLED HOT WAX ON L HAND. DX . 1 DEG BURN L HAND W/SMALL AREA 2 DEG. NOT STATED IF FD ATTENDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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