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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| PATIENT WAS BUILDING A CANDLE, IT EXPLODED WHEN HE TRIED TO UNCLOGIT. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN TO HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL ONTO GLASS AT HOME - FELL ONT O BROKEN CANDLEHOLDER - 1.2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| CANDLE GLASS BROKE IN PTS HAND, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SLIPPED FELL OVER A CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION RIGHT HAND 2.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT WAS BURNED ON THE HAND BY A CANDLE. DX HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| BURNED RT. HAND IN HOT CANDLE WAX FOR ART PROJECT AT SCHOOL DX: RT. HAND 1ST DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 15 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 |
| SHE FELL IN HER BEDROOM AT HOME AND STRUCK HER LEFT HAND ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX LACERATION OF LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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