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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 11 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, Soaps |
| BURNT HANDS AFTER WASHING WITH ALCOHOL BASED HAND CLEANER/SANITIZER IGNITED FROM CANDLE NEAR SINK - 1ST/2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 12 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-BURNED ON HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 11 TURNED OVER CANDLE AND WAS BURNED BY HOT WAX. S/P FIRST DEGREE BURN /MINOR SECOND DEGREE BURN ON RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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