Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,654
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	27
6-15 years old:	311
16-25 years old:	432
26-50 years old:	663
50+ years old:	220

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 6 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, Paper products
6YOM PLAYING WITH A LIT CANDLE AND CAUGHT A PIECE OF PAPER TOWEL ON FIR E SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND NS IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	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, Pillows
43YOF SUSTAINED A HAND THERMAL BURN WHEN TRYING TO PUT OUT A PILLOW THA T CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM A CANDLE NS IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 32 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
LEFT HAND BURN.32YOF WAS MOVING A CANDLE AND HOT WAX EXPLODED ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 12 months	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
12MOF GRABBED A BURNING *** CANDLE AT HOME; THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	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
30 YR OLD FEMALE FELL ASLEEP WITH CANDLE BURNING AND WALL CAUGHT FIRE B URNING HER LEG AND HANDS WITH 10%TBSA,UNK IF FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 32 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
32 YOF INJURED HANDS, WRISTS & FOREARM FORM HOT WAX SPILLING. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HANDS, WRISTS, LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 47 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
47 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED HAND ON SOME CANDLE WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 40 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
40 Y/O FEMALE STATES WAS HEATING CNADLE WAX AND BURNT HAND ON THE HOT LIQUID AT HOME DX: BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2010	Age: 29 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
29YOM-HAND LAC-CUT ON A KNIFE WHILE CLEANING A CANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 55 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
55 YOF BURN TO LEFT HAND AFTER HOT WAX FELL ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	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, Tableware and accessories
32YOF, PLACING GLASS CANDLE HOLDER IN A BOWL THAT BROKE CUTTING HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 18 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
AN 18 YR OLD FEMALE CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 23 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
23YOF WAS WARMING UP SOME WAX ACCIDENTLY BURNED RT HAND; HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 49 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: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
49YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON A BROKEN CANDLE LACERATIO N HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 42 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
42 YOF PT C/O BURN TO L HAND FROM A CANDLE FLAME. FIRST AND SECON DEGR EE BURN TO L HAND. NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 15 months	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
15 MOM SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT HAND FROM HOT WAX, AUNT WAS HEATING WAX FOR SELF AND CHILD PLACED HAND INSIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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, Mattresses
A 49 YOM FELL ASLEEP WITH BURNING CANDLE NEAR MATTRESS, WOKE WITH MATTR ESS ON FIRE, TRIED TO PUT OUT, BURNED HAND,UNK IF F.D. ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
7YOM; PT CUT HAND WHILE PLAYING WITH A METAL CANDLESTICK. D: LACERATI ON ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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, Buckets or pails
13MOF CAME INTO BATHROOM WHILE MOM WAS WAXING HER LEGS, & PT DIPPED HER HAND INTO BUCKET OF WAX, BURNING HAND. DX; RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 15 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
15YOF GOT HOT WAX SPILLED ONTO HAND DX: BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 36 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
36 YOM WAX FROM A CANDLE SPILLED ON PT'S HAND. DX HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 66 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
66 YOF BURNED HAND WITH HOT CANDLE WAX AT HOME. DX-BURN RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 28 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
28YOF, ACC SPILLED HOT WAS FROM CANDLE VS HOT OIL ONTO WRIST/HAND >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 24 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
24YOM GRABBED A FLOATING CANDLE WHILE IT WAS LIT. DX. 2ND DEGREE HAND B URN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 13 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
13YOF CUT HAND ON AGLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX. HAND LACERATION, FOREIGN BO DY L HAND.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 25 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, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HAND BURN-25YOM HAD A CANDLE ON FIRE, TRYING TO GET IT OUTSIDE,OPENED THE DOOR AND WIND BLEW HOT WAX ONTO HIS SKIN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 40 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
40YOF-HAND LAC-CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING A CANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 35 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
35YOF SPILLED MELTED HOT CANDLE WAX ONTOP OF RIGHT HAND THERMAL BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	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
HAND LAC, 36 YOM CUT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE WHEN FALLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
19YOF WAS AT BEAUTY SCHOOL AND GOT HOT WAX SPILT ON RIGHT HAND C/O PAIN . DX: RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
8 YOM HEAVY CANDLE FELL ON PATIENTS HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 24 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
24 YOF-PT CUT L HAND ON A PC OF GLASS FROM A CANDLE DX LAC L HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 18 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
18 YOF BURNED L HAND W/HOT WAX AT HOME DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 31 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
31YOF STATES BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WAX DX BURN TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 16 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, Clothing accessories
16 Y/O/M CANDLE CAUGHT FABRIC HAT ON FIRE IN ROOM AND PT PUT FIRE OUT W ITH HIS HANDS DX// BURN BILAT HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 38 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
38 YR OLD FEMALE BURNED HAND ON CANDLE,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 7 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
7 YOF, BURNED HAND ON CANDLES, HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 36 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
36 Y/O/M BURNED HAND ON CANDLE WAX AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX/ RIGHT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 67 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
67YOF ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND ON A CAST IRON CANDLE HOLDER TODAY; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 75 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
75YOF BURNED RIGHT HAND WITH HOT WAX AT HOME 2ND DEGREE BURN OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 39 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
39 Y/O F CUT HAND ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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