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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH A ONE FOOT LONG CANDLE STUCK IN RECTUM, BY GIRLFRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH FRACTURED PELVIS, TRIPPED OVER A CANDLE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT STATES WAS HORSEPLAYING AND FELL ON BROKEN CANDLE TWO DAYS AGO. LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR. DX; LACERATION TO LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ASLEEP , FORGOT THE CANDLE UP, AWOKE C THE HOUSE ON FIRE, INTUBATE D FOR AIRWAY PROTECTION "BACK BURN" FD WAS CALLED IN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LACERATION LEFT BUTTOCKS-SUS INJ TO BUTTOCKS WHEN SHE FELL ON GLASS CAN DLE HOLDER. HAS A V SHAPED LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS SPRAIN TO LOWER TRUNK BY A CANDLE STICK HOLDER |
| 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: 09/05/2004 | 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: 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: 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: 04/13/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cookware |
| DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS ABD AND R HAND. MAKING CANDLES AND CANDLE P OT CAUGHT FIRE, UNKNOWN IF FIRE DEPT PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2000 | Age: 34 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1998 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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