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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,436
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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: 12/25/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 YOF FELL ON A GLASS CANDLE. DX: R LEG LAC SUPERFICIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 14YOM STEPPED ON A GLASS CANDLE DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 12 YOM DROPPED CANDLE HOLER ON FOOT, CONTUISON TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 8 YOF & SIBLINGS BROUGHT IN BECAUSE A CANDLE IN APT BELOW THEM CAUGHT FIRE- NO F.D. INVOLVEMENT, SOOT ON HANDS & NOSE. DX; SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 9 YOF WAS IN APT. ABOVE ONE THAT HAD A SMALL FIRE, CAUSED BY A CANDLE, SMOKE GOT INTO HER APT., NO F.D. INVOLVEMENT. DX; SMOKE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 9YOM, PLAYING WITH MOM'S EYEBROW SHAVER TRYING TO CUT A CANDLE&CUT FING ER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Drinking glasses |
| 13 YO M BURNED HAND HOLDING LIT CANDLE IN GLASS. DX FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 9 YOM AT CHURCH BURNING CANDLES, HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, UNKNOWN IF F IRE DEPT ATTENDED; LEFT W/O BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 6 YO F WAS AT A VIGIL HOLDING A CANDLE WHEN HER HAIR CAUGHT FIRE BURNED HER FOREHEAD. DX 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FOREHEAD NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13YOM DROPPED 3 LARGE CANDLES ON R BIG TOE, PAIN DX: CONTUSION OF R TOE BIG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 15YOF WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CANDLE WHILE PLAYING CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 9YOF, REPORTS HER 3YO BROTHER THREW METAL CANDLESTICK @ HER HITTING HER FACE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A 8 YOM STATES CANDLEHOLDER FELL ON HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 8YOF, GLASS CANDLE FELL ONTO THE CHILD FACE CUTTING IT >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 YOF PT STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS FROM CANDLE HOLDER. LAC TO R 3RD TOE . |
| 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: 09/11/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 12YOF; PT BURNED LEG ON SOME HOT WAX. D: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 8YOF WITH LAC TO FOOT, STEPPED ON A CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 6 Y/O HISPANIC FEMALE FELL WHILE DANCING INTO CANDLESTICK HOLDER DX LACERATION TO HEAD |
| 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: 08/12/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED CANDLE HOLDER ON FOOT R FOOT CONTUSION 12 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 15 Y/O/M STEPPED ON A CANDLE AT HOME AND INJURED FOOT DX/ LEFT FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 7YOF WAS PLAYING IN THE BASEMENT, AT HOME, & TRIPPED OVER CANDLEHOLDER RT FOOT IS BLEEDING. DX; FOOT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Beds or bedframes |
| 10 YOF REACHED UNDER BED FOR BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND CUT HERSELF . DX: LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13YOM GOT FB IN EYE WHILE TRYING TO MOVE CANDLE, WAX SPILLED INTO RT EYE |
| 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: 06/15/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Artificial flowers or plants |
| 9YOF GRANDMAS HOUSE LAST PM. CANDLE BURNED DOWN WHILE SLEEPING, CAUGHT ARTIFICAL FLOWERS FIRE. MINOR FIRE. CONGEST, BLACK MUCOUS DX SMOKE INHA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 11 YOF GLASS CANDLE FELL ON RT FOOT. DX##:CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A 12 YOM CUT FINGER WHILE PLAYING WITH "YANKEE" CANDLE WHEN GLASS BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX SCALP LAC: 6YOF LAC ~1/4IN WELL APPRX TO SCALP. LAC TO HEAD-HIT BY CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| 6 YO M WAS PLAYING W/ LIGHTED CANDLE SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE DX SEC DEGREE BURN CHEST WALL*** NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 6YOF STUCK HAND IN CANDLE WAX TO SEE IF IT WAS HOT IN KITCHEN, BURNED F INGERS; FINGERTIP BURNS |
| 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: 04/04/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 12 YR FEMALE DX LACERATION OF RT FOOT - S/P HX OF CANDLE HOLDER FELL ON LEG PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 7YOM, ACC DROPPED A CANDLESTICK OFF A SHELF HITTING HIS FACE >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 6 YOF BLOWING OUT CANDLES ON CAKE LAST NIGHT AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT EYE. DX: EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SCALP BURN-11YOF-LIGHTED CANDLE FELL ON PT'S HEAD-BURNED W/ HOT CANDLE- @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| 8YOF WALKED BY A CANDLE THAT WAS HANGING ON WALL AND IF FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD PT HAS BURNS TO HEAD AND HANDS |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 11YOM BLEW OUT A CANDLE AND WAX BLEW INTO HIS FACE 1ST DEGREE BURN OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 6 YR M HIT WHEN CANDLEHOLDER FELL;DX LACERATED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 8YOM HIT HIS HEAD ON A GLASS CANDLE, AT HOME- NO LOC DX; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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