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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 395
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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, Day wear |
| PTS MOM STATES CHILDS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON FIRE BY A BURNING CANDLE MOM PUT IT OUT BURNING HAND DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT BURNED RT HAND ON A OPEN FLAME FROM CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| ACC CUT HANDN ON A CANDLE HOLDER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 28 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 28YOM LIGHTS WENT OUT,WAS BURNING CANDLE,NOCKED OVER ACCIDENTLY, STARTED CURTAIN ON FIRE,PUTTING OUT,RECEIVED BURN ON HAND & FOOT;NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 27 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 R HAND W/CANDLE WAX DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH HOT WAX 1ST DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 50 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 HAS A BURN TO HAND FROM A CANDLE AT HOME - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY INJURED SELF TRYING TO REMOVE CANDLE FROM CANDLE HOLDER HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| AT HOME PT CUTTING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE,CCUT HAND DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LIT CANDLE FELL ON CURTAIN & CAUGHT CURTAIN ON FIRE - NO FD ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN HANDS & FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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