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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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