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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 38 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Outerwear |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS, MINOR: *** CANDLE ACCID. TIPPED OVER BY DOG'S TAILCAU GHT SOME COATS ON FIRE,MATERIAL ADHERED TO B/L FOREARMS, FOOT,NO F.D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT ARM ON A BROKEN PC OF A *** CANDLE AT HOMEDX: LACERATION LEFT FO REARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED ARM WITH WAX 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LOWER ARMS FROM PUTTING OUT A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN T R HAND AND FA W/HOT WAX DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 41 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, Aerosol containers |
| FOREARMS BURNED-HAD CANDLES LIT WHEN PT SPRAYED AEROSOL ON SHVER-FLAMES HIT ARM-@ HOME-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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