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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 716
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT FELL ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER SHATTERING GLASS & CUTTING FOREARM, NO F OREIGN BODY; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC R FA, WALL LEAF THAT HOLDS CANDLE PT USED AT HOME WHILE WRITING, HI T THE LEAF ON CANDLE. DX. LAC L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUS BURN TO FOREARM FORM CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHILD WAS BLOWING OUT CANDLE W/ BROTHER AT HOME AND HOT WAX SPILLED ONT O FOREARM, HAS REDNESS AND BLISTERS. DX: BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED WHILE LIGHTING CANDLE SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LAC R FA, CANDLE HOLDER FELL FROM CHINA CABINET DX: R FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT TRYING TO CATCH FALLING LT CANDLE IN BATHROOM SPILLING HOT WAX ON L T ARM, SCALD BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 YR OLD MALE HAD CANDLE STICK THROWN AT ARM HEMATOMA LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 13 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ARM CONTUSION. PT WAS STRUCK W/CANDLE @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges |
| MELTING WAX ON STOVE, CAUGHT FIRE, WATER THROWN ON IT CAUSING SPLASH ON PT. DX 1ST DEG BURN FACE, FOREHEAD & FOREARM [R], 2ND DEG BURN L FOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| 10 YO M PLAYING WITH A LITE CANDLE SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE-NO FIRE DEPT INVOL VEDBURN LOWER ARM /BACK-NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT AT THE GIRL SCOUTS SUSTAINED A HOT WAX BURN TO RIGHT LOWER ARM FROM A CANDLE THERMAL BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2001 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2001 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/1999 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/1999 | Age: 7 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/1998 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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