Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2004 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,052
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	30
6-15 years old:	157
16-25 years old:	366
26-50 years old:	1,412
50+ years old:	85

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
54 YO BURN HAND ON CANDLE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS PUTTING A CANDLE INTO A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED PT'S HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
R HAND BURNED BY CANDLE WAX DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R HAND <1%ASA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED HAND ON HOT WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC HAND X2 - CUT HAND WHEN GLASS SHATTERED ON CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNS TO L HAND W/CANDLE WAX DX; 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
PT WAS TRIMMING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE AND LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON PTS HAND, BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
38 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED HAND ON LIT CANDLE 2 DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED WITH HOT WAX FROM CANDLE @ HOME DX 1ST DEGREE BURN R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON HAND DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE HOLDER BROKE WHILE CLEANING IT 4 CM HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Blankets
CANDLE CAUGHT BLANKET ON FIRE & PT GRABBED BLANKET. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bags
CANDLE STARTED GARBAGE BAG ON FIRE AND GRABBED IT AND BURNED HAND,NO FI RE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT SUS BURN TO HAND FROM CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAND ON HOT CANDLE WAX DX: L HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT CUT HAND WHILE PICKING UP A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Soaps
BURNT HANDS AFTER WASHING WITH ALCOHOL BASED HAND CLEANER/SANITIZER IGNITED FROM CANDLE NEAR SINK - 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
HAND LAC-@ HOME-PRYING WAX FROM A JAR W/ STEAK KNIFE-KNIFE SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT DX LT HAND BURN - C/O BURNED WITH CANDLW GREASE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT AT HOME CUT RIGHT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE STICK HOLDER LACERATION HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAND BURN-BURNED ON HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cigarette or pipe lighters
LIGHTING BIRTHDAY CANDLES ON 7-3, DROPPED LIGHTER AND BURNED HAND DX P ARTIAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS DRINKING AT HOME AND FELL ONTO CANDLE HOLDER DX: LAC TO RT HAND AND BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED GEL CANDLE ON HAND BURN TO HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT HAS FX HAND WHEN A CANDLE FELL ON IT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED BOTH HANDS ON WAX FROM A CANDLE C/O PAIN BILATERAL HAND BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BROTHER BROKE GLASS CANDLE STAND, PICKED A PIECE OF IT UP AND CUT HAND, AT HOME; LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2004	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT FELL AND CUT HIS HAND ON A SCONCE. DX-4CM COMPLEX HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAN & FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A BROKEN CANDLE GLASS ON A TABLE-ETOH IN VOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT WITH A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A BROKEN CANDLE CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2ND DEGREE BURNS LEFT HAND-CANDLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND PATIENT PICKED IT UP BURNING LEFT HAND. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LIGHTING A GEL CANDLE WITH HIGH FLAME,PICKED IT UP AND PANICKED AND BU RNED HAND;FIRE DEPT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
29 YOM WAS BURNT PUTTING OUT A FIRE CAUSED BY A CANDLE FIRE DEPT INVOLV EMENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX ON HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
CLEANING CANDLE JAR WITH KNIFE WENT THROUGH JAR INTO HAND LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
11 TURNED OVER CANDLE AND WAS BURNED BY HOT WAX. S/P FIRST DEGREE BURN /MINOR SECOND DEGREE BURN ON RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Artificial flowers or plants
BURNT RT HAND WHILE PUTTING OUT FIRE FROM *****CANDLE-CAUGHT ARTIFICIAL PALM TREE ON FIRE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND. FIRE NOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
STATES HAD HAND OVER CANDLE AND WAS BURNT DX RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT C/O LAC LFT HAND. PT WAS TRYING TO CLEAN BOTTOM OF CANDLE HOLDER AND BROKE IN HER HAND. DX LAC TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAND CT-STRUCK A LARGE CANDLE IN ANGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN TO HAND FROM HOT CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT RT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME-C/O PAIN; 2CM LACERATION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
1% RT HAND BURN.PT BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WAX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS MELTING CANDLE WAX AND WAS BURNED. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURN BY CANDLE; 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE BURNED DOWN,BURNED DOILEY AND HE TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH HAND S AND BURNED THEM/UNK FIRE DEPT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED HAND ON SOME HOT MELTED WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
24 YEAR OLD MALE HIT HAND ON THICK GLASS CANDLE TODAY CHIP FRACTURE LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAND BURN-BURNED ON HOT WAX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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