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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 355
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges |
| MELTING WAX ON STOVE, CAUGHT FIRE, WATER THROWN ON IT CAUSING SPLASH ON PT. DX 1ST DEG BURN FACE, FOREHEAD & FOREARM [R], 2ND DEG BURN L FOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 76 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURN TO FOREARM. PT BURNED SELF ON HOT CANDLE WAX @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| 10 YO M PLAYING WITH A LITE CANDLE SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE-NO FIRE DEPT INVOL VEDBURN LOWER ARM /BACK-NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 26 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN R FOREARM - WAX GOT ON ARM WHEN PICKING UP A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS USING RUBBING ALCOHOL NEXT TO CANDLE & CAUGHT ARM ON FIRE. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURN L FOREARM 2% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Other ranges |
| BURN 10-19% - 47 YOF HAD A CANDLE BURNING ON THE STOVE AND THE CANDLE B URNED COMPLETELY CAUSING A FIRE, BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM GETTING FIRE OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DX LEFT FOREARM BURN: BLOWING OUT CANDLE, HOT WAX GOT ONTO ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT AT THE GIRL SCOUTS SUSTAINED A HOT WAX BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM FROM A CANDLE THERMAL BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Other ranges |
| HOT WAX SPILLED OFF STOVE 3-4 DAYS AGO ONTO PT. DX: L ARM AND HAND BURN SECOND DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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