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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,314
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 82 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 82YOF BURNED LEGS ON A CANDLE FLAME. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL THIG HS.*NO FD IN ATTENDENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Nightwear |
| 61YOF HAD A CANDLE BURNING FORGOT TO PUT IT OUT WAS GETTING INTO BED, WHEN NIGHT GOWN CAUGHT FLAME,BURNED UPPER LEGS/HIP,NO FD;BURN LEGS/HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A 38 YOF FELL INTO A GLASS CANDLEHOLDER, LACERATION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 72 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX: L THIGH LAC 6 CM, L SHIN LAC 6 CM, COMPLEX R NECK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT FELL ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER CUTTING BACK OF LEG; THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE, ACCIDENTLY STABBED LEG WITH KNIFE LACERATION TO UPPER LEG. DX LACEARTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS BURN TO UPPER LEG AFTER CANDLE WAX FELL ONTO LEG% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PULLED CANDLE DOWN/UPPER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 57 YO M 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THIGH PICKED UP CANDLE HOT WAX SPILLED ONTO PT LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products |
| PT X TODAY PLACED A PEICE AF PAPER INTO A LIT CANDLE. PAPER CAUGHT FIRE AND PT WAS BURNED ON THIGH. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN, R THIGH, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT LACERATED RT THIGH ON GLASS CANDLE STAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT C/O WAX BURN . PT SPILLED CANDLE WAX. DX BURN ABDOMEN THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SPILLED RUBBING ALCOHOL ON CANDLE WHICH IGNITED AND BURNED LEGS. + FD. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS 4% TBSA BILAT THIGHS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILLED HOT CANDLE WAX FROM BURNING CANDLE ON LEGS, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT DX LT THIGH LACERATION - PT FELL ONTO GLASS CANDLE HOLDER X 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SPILLED *** ON LEGS AND C/O REDNESS DX; CONTACT DERMATITIS AND URI DX; CONTACT DERMATITIS AND URI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT WAS WRESTLING WITH COUSIN AND BROKE A CANDLE HOLDER AND A PIECE OF GLASS "DUG INTO HER LEG". DX. WOUND INFEC. (R) LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LAC THIGH ON GLASS CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL ASLEEP W/CANDLE BURNING AND AWOKE TO FIRE. FD NS. DX: SECOND DEG BURNS BILAT THIGHS/R HAND/L ARM/BACK/CHEST 5% TBSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HIT SELF IN THIGH WITH CANDLESTICK DX. THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| TRIMMING CANDLE WITH KNIFE, STUCK SELF R THIGH. DX. LAC R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| BURNED BY CITRONELLA CANDLE AT BBQ WHEN PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING TH IGH UNKNOWN IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 20YOF-2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT THIGH-CANDLE WAX DRIPPED ON LEG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/1999 | Age: 12 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Bedding |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/1998 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cookware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/1997 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/1997 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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