Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2009 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,071
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	98
6-15 years old:	89
16-25 years old:	575
26-50 years old:	977
50+ years old:	330

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 62 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 HER LEFT HAND ON A CANDLE TODAY. DX: BURNS TO LEFT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 46 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 WITH LACERATION TO LEFT HAND AFTER CUTTING IT ON BROKEN CANDLE. DX L ACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 61 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
61YOM HAD A CANDLE LIT AND THE WIND BLEW THE CURTAIN INTO THE FLAME CAU GHT FIRE THERMAL BURN TO HAND PUTTING OUT FIRE NS IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2009	Age: 63 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
HAND BURN-63 Y/O M-BURNED ON HOT CANDLE WHEN CANLE HOLDER BROKE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 5 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
MOM STATES CHILD BUNED HAND TOUCHING CANDLE DX RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS BURNED BY DRIPPING WAX WHEN CANDLE FELL. DX: SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 38 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 GRABBED CANDLE AND WAS BURENED BY HOT WAX. DX: BILAT HAND BURN INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 21 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
21 YOF PT CUT HAND WITH GLASS CANDLE, STATES WAS ANGRY AND SMASHED GLAS S CANDLE IN HAND. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 20 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
2PT CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. 1DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 15 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
CUT HAND ON CANDLE JAR;DX LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 29 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 SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO (L) HAND, BURNING FINGERS & PALM DX;# BURN (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	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
RIGHT HAND BURN. PT WAS BLOWING OUT A GEL CANDLE AND THE WAX BLEW UP BU RNING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	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
PT CUT HAND ON BASE OF CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME, LACERATION TO L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 29 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
HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN PICKING UP A BROKEN CANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 32 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
INJURED HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 36 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
PT WAS TRYING TO GET WAX OUT OF CANDLE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HAND DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 30 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
30 YOF, DROPPED CANDLE , CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS, HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
38YO WHITE FEMALE MAKING CANDLES-SLIPPED & SPILLED WAX ON L HAND DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO L HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING CANDLE WAX AND STABBED SELF IN THE HAND WITH A KNIFE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 38 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
BBURNED HAND ON SOME HOT CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 34 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, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
BURNED HAND WHEN CANDLE BURNED CURTAIN 2ND DEGREE BURNS LT HAND *
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 61 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 HIT GLASS CANDLE WITH RT HAND @ HOME CAUSING LAC TO RT HAND DX LACER ATION RT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens
PATIENT WAS REMOVING HOT WAX FROM A MICROWAVE, BURNED RT SIDE OF HAND. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN-RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 15 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
ACC BURNT HAND WHILE LITHTING A CANDLE,?MECH >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 59 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, Other ranges or ovens
RIGHT HAND BURN. PT BURNED HAND WHEN CANDLE WAX BURNER CAUGHT FIRE THAT WAS SITTING ON STOVE. NOT REC IF FD ATTENDED SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 46 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
PT BLOWING OUT A CITRONELLA CANDLE AND THE HOT WAX BLEW ONTO RIGHT HAND THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	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, Tableware and accessories
HOT WAX FROM TEA LIGHT CANDLE IN BOWL POURED ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: R HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 22 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 CLEANING WAX OUT OF CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE AND PT CUT HER HAND DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 29 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 TO HAND FROM CANDLE WAX DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 17 months	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
BURNED HAND WITH CANDLE WAX;DX BURNED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 60 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, Drinking glasses
ACC CUT HAND ON A BROKE GLASS VS ON A BROKEN CANDLE >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT HAND ON A CANDLE HOLDER. DX. HAND LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2009	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
GOT HOT WAX ONTO HAND DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 SUSTAINED FIRST DEGREE BURN TO HAND ON HOT WAX*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 STATES A CANDLE WAS KNOCKED OVER, WHEN TO PICK UP, PARTS WERE BROKEN, CUT HAND ON BROKE PIECE. DX: LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 22 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
HAND LAC-CUT ON CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 23 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
23 YOM TRIED TO PUT OUT BURNING CANDLE WITH WATER AND THE CANDLE EXPLOD ED, PT SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT HAND ON CANDLE HOLDER DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2009	Age: 11 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
HOT WAX BURNED CHILD DX: SCALD BURN TO L HAND <1% BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 54 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HAND LAC-GLASS CANDLE HOLDER HIT A SHELF & BROKE-CUT PT'S HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 20 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 HAND WITH CANDLE AT HOME. DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other glass bottles or jars
WAS MAKING A CANDLE, & WAS TRYING TO PUSH IT INTO A JAR, & THE JAR BROKE, CUTTING HER LT HAND. DX; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 24 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 HAS LAC TO (L) HAND AFTER DROPPING A GLASS CANDLE ON IT DX; (L) HA ND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 2 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 WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 56 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
HOLDING A GLASS JAR OF *** CANDLE&SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE DECK WHILE WALK ING TO TRASH CAN&FELL SHATTERING THE GLASS JAR&CUTTING HAND>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
ABSCESS WITH FOREIGN BODY OF RIGHT HAND - BROKE GLASS CANDLEHOLDER ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, NOW WITH PAIN AND SWELLING TO HAND/ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 32 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
ACCIDENTALLY BURNT HAND ON HOT WAX 3 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL+BLISTERING >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 36 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, Other ranges or ovens
36 YO MELTING CANDLE IN A POT ON STOVE INJURED HAND BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 42 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 CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME 3 CM LACERATIONRT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 59 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
1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS RT HAND-SUS INJ WHEN HOT CANDLE WAX DRIPPED ALL OVER HER HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 24 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
PT C/O R HAND PAIN FROM HOT WAX BURN THIS A.M. DX. BURN R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 48 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
HAND LAC-CUT ON GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 20 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 HAND ON HOT WAX AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT CUT HAND ON GLASS FROM BROKEN CANDLE; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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