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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 72
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT BURND ON ARM WITH HOT CANDLE WAX DX:BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT C/O BURN WITH CANDLE DURING BLACK OUT TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT BURNED ARM ON HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ARM CONTUSION. PT WAS STRUCK W/CANDLE @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT ARM WITH GLASS CANDLESTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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