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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/16/2005 | 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 |
| LACERATED HAND ON A CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT FEL INTO A CANDLE HOLDER AND INJURED HAND.D X HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNT HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT OFF CANDLE SUSTAINED '" 2ND DEGREE HAND BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YOF BURNS HAND WITH CANDLE WAX AT HOME. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ATTE ND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT PRESENTED WITH BURNS TO HAND, HAIR, EAR AND NECK CAUGHT FIRE THIS AM PUT PINK LOTION ON HAIR PICKED UP A CANDLE.FIRE DPT NOT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD CUT THE PALM OF HER RT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. LAC AT SKIN OF PALMAR SIDE RT HAND. 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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