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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| BURNED WHILE LIGHTING CANDLE SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| L FOREARM & CHEST BURN/28YOF STS BURNED L ARM AND CHEST DURING HOT WAX SPILL R HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HAD A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BREAK AND LACERATE PTS FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BURNED FOREARM WITH CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HER RT ARM ON A CANDLE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. DX - FIRST AID & SECOND DEGREE BURN, RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| BURN ON R ARM FROM CANDLE WAX, WAX STUCK ON ARM, BLISTERS DX; 1ST DEGREE BURN R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LAC R FA, CANDLE HOLDER FELL FROM CHINA CABINET DX: R FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 12 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 TRYING TO CATCH FALLING LT CANDLE IN BATHROOM SPILLING HOT WAX ON L T ARM, SCALD BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED 1 WK AGO W/CANDLE. DX: THIRD DEG BURN R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT ARM - C/O WAS BURNED FROM FIRE FROM CANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 30 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 |
| BURNED R FA, CANDLE JAR BROKE, HOT WAX R FA DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK BY A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| BURN ARM ON A CANDLE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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