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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 398
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 25 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BOTH LEG BURNS: MAKING CANDLES, LIQUID WAX CAUGHT FIRE AND PT SPLASHED HOT WAX ONTO BOTH LEGS AND LEFT HAND AT HOME. NO MENTION OF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| WALKED NEXT TO CANDLE, WHICH CAUGHT HER DRESS ON FIRE 2ND DEGREE BURN LEG, 4 % TBSA, FD NOT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER AT HOME LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE LEG WITH A CANDLE HOLDER DX: LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX ON BOTH LOWER LEGS SUSTAINED THERMAL BURNS TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges |
| PT HAD HOT WAX ON STOVE THAT CAUGHT FIRE SPLATTERED ON LEGS FIRE SPREAD , 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL LEGS, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS BIL LEGS-SPRAYED "OFF" BUG SPRAY & WAS IGNITED BY A CA NDLE. PT'S SOCKS CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING BIL CALVES. NO FD RECORDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE JAR FELL HITTING PATIENT ON LEG; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT IS A HOMELESS PERSON LIVES IN THE WOODS WAS SLEEPING WITH A BURNING CANDLE KNOCKED CANDLE ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG THERMAL BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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