Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	55
26-50 years old:	312
50+ years old:	209

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 27 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: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FELL BACK AND LANDED ON GLASS CANDLE JAR WHICH BROKE AND LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	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
C/O PT STATES FELL ON A CANDLE STAND DX RT LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	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
37 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER PUTTING OUT A CANDLE, SOME BURNS ON RIGHT FOREARM ALSO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	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, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LEFT ARM BURN. CITRONELLA CANDLE WAX SPLASHED ONTO PT BURNING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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
58YOM AT HOME SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM,WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CANDLE WAX FROM METAL CANDLESTICK;SHALLOW FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 39 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
CUT ARM ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK @ HOME DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear
BURNED FOREARM,CANDLE CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE . NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 83 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 GOT TOO CLOSE TO A LIT CANDLE AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 63 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
C/O BURNS TO L FOREARM FROM CANDLE, DX; FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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
LAC R FA, WALL LEAF THAT HOLDS CANDLE PT USED AT HOME WHILE WRITING, HI T THE LEAF ON CANDLE. DX. LAC L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 26 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
DROLLED SOME CANDLE WAX ON FA 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 SUS BURN TO FOREARM FORM CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	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
PT BURNED LEFT FOREARM ON A CANDLE DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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
FELL ON CANDLE HOLDER/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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