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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 425
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 38 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Outerwear |
| 2ND DEGREE BURNS, MINOR: *** CANDLE ACCID. TIPPED OVER BY DOG'S TAILCAU GHT SOME COATS ON FIRE,MATERIAL ADHERED TO B/L FOREARMS, FOOT,NO F.D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 70YOM TRYING TO PULL A CANDLE OUT OF GRAVESITE STRAINED LT FOREARM; FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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 DX FOREARM LACERATION - PT STATES SHE WAS CARRYING TOO MANY THINGS AND GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE AND SLICED HER FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT CUT ARM ON A BROKEN PC OF A *** CANDLE AT HOMEDX: LACERATION LEFT FO REARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| BURNED ARM WITH WAX 2ND DEGREE BURN LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT FELL ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME, CUT FOREARM DX LACERATION R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WITH BURNS TO LOWER ARMS FROM PUTTING OUT A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| BURN T R HAND AND FA W/HOT WAX DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Nightwear |
| PT WAS LIGHTING CANDLES AND CAUGHT PAJAMA SLEEVE ON FIRE DX;; BURN (R) FOREARM (NO FIRE DEPT LISTED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | 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, Other ranges or ovens |
| WAS HEATING CANDLE WAX ON STOVE WHEN IT SPLASHED ONTP R FOREARM AND HAN D DX- BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 41 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, Aerosol containers |
| FOREARMS BURNED-HAD CANDLES LIT WHEN PT SPRAYED AEROSOL ON SHVER-FLAMES HIT ARM-@ HOME-FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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