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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,491
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SIBLING & PT PLAYING AT HOME W/MAKEUP, POLISH REMOVER IN BATHROOM W/CAN DLES, FLUID IGNITED, HAND/ABD BURN <10%BSA 2ND DEG, FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PLAYING W/MAKEUP, FINGERNAIL POLISH REMOVER AND CANDLES IN BATHROOM @ H OME, FLUID IGNITED, BURN 1ST DEG HAND/CHEST/NECK <10%BSA, FD? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | 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, Gas ranges or ovens |
| BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WAX, TRYING TO LIGHT CANDLE ON OPEN STOVE FLAME NO FD ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Day wear |
| PTS MOM STATES CHILDS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON FIRE BY A BURNING CANDLE MOM PUT IT OUT BURNING HAND DX RT HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 22 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 CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 60 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: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| MOVING A CANDLE, ACC SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO HAND >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT BURNED RT HAND ON A OPEN FLAME FROM CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 56 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, Knives |
| LAC HAND; SCRAPI NG WAX ON CANDLE WITH KNIFE & SLIPPED CUTTING HAND/FIN GERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 25 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX SIMPLE HAND LAC: PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND S/P GLASS CLANDLE STICK BROKE AND STUCK PT IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 45 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| ACC CUT HANDN ON A CANDLE HOLDER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Pillows |
| PT USED PILLOW TO TRY TO PUT OUT FIRE ON BED SHEETS CAUSED BY CANDLE. S USTAINED BURNS TO HAND/FOREARM/FINGERS.?FDA. D:BURNS, HAND AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILL HOT WAX [CANDLE] ON HAND, DX';HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT BURNED LEFT HAND ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX 2CM RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT SHATTERED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 55 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 |
| TRIED TO PICK UP CANDLE AND BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 28 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 28YOM LIGHTS WENT OUT,WAS BURNING CANDLE,NOCKED OVER ACCIDENTLY, STARTED CURTAIN ON FIRE,PUTTING OUT,RECEIVED BURN ON HAND & FOOT;NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 27 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 R HAND W/CANDLE WAX DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT BURNED HAND ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Paper products |
| HAD SCENTED CANDLE BURNING AND REACHED NEAR IT WHILE HOLDING A NAPKIN A ND IT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING HAND,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH HOT WAX 1ST DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PATIENT BURNT LEFT HAND WITH HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Table tennis |
| PT WAS BURNING A *** *** BALL IN A CANDLE WHEN THE BALL CAUGHT FIRE &PT BURNED HAND, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 11 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, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 11 Y.O. F HAS RIGHT HAND BURN FROM A CANDLE. DX BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 8 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 WHEN PLAYING WITH CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 17 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 SUSAINED LAC TO HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, SPILLED HOT WAX, CAUSING A BURN TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 HAND WITH HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 66 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 |
| BURNED HAND WITH HOT WAX HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| BURNED HANDS ON FIRE FROM CANDLE FLAME,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 66 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 |
| MELTING PARAFIN WAX, BURNT HAND WITH WAXDX 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE THIS P.M. DX-BURNED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| R HAND LAC/20YOF CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLEHOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAS A BURN TO HAND FROM A CANDLE AT HOME - NO FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT AT HOME BURNED HAND ON A CANDLE/ DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PICKED UP VOTIVE CANDLE WHICH BROKE IN HAND CAUSING SEVERAL SMALL LACER ATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM STRIKING A GLASS CANDLE STICK IN ANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY INJURED SELF TRYING TO REMOVE CANDLE FROM CANDLE HOLDER HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 27 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 |
| AT HOME PT CUTTING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE,CCUT HAND DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| LIT CANDLE FELL ON CURTAIN & CAUGHT CURTAIN ON FIRE - NO FD ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN HANDS & FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 12 months | 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 ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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