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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 457
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| KNOCKED OVER A CANDLE HOLDER CUT FOREARM ON THE GLASS LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 77 YOM SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND CANDLE FELL ON ARM SECOND DEGREE BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 43 YOM BURNED LOWER ARM ON CANDLE WAY 1ST DEGREE BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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, Camping equipment |
| PT LIT 2 CANDLES IN TENT AND ROLLED OVER ON THEM CAUSING BURNS AT TENTC ITY HOMELESS CAMP. DX: R ARM BURNS, R CHEST WALL BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 42 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, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, General purpose household cleaners |
| BUR ARMS- SPRAY CLEANER FLAMED BY CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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 SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX ON FOREARMS, CROTCH AND THIGH. LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A GLASS CANDLE JAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 PUT HAND/ARM IN CITRONELLA CANDLE BUCKET W/HOT WAX & SPLASHED THIGH, BLISTERS TO WRIST, ERYTHEMA UP FOREARM/ON THIGH; BURN OF HAND/FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT LEANED OVER CANDLE,SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE,R ARM BURNED BY CANDLE FLAME NO INFO ON FD, DX 2ND DEGREE BURN R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL OFF WALL AND CUT LEFT ARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD HOT CANDLE WAX DRIP ON ARM CAUSING BLISTERS DX RT LOWER ARM BLISTERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING A LARGE OUTDOOR CANDLE, HUSBAND BUMPED INTO HER AND THE HOT WAX BURNED HER FOREARM. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN-RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT FELL ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER SHATTERING GLASS & CUTTING FOREARM, NO F OREIGN BODY; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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