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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,070
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| A LARGE CANDLE FELL ON PATIENT'S FOOT. DX-FRACTUE RIGHT 5TH TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A LARGE CANDLE FALL STRIKING HER IN THE MOUTH LACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| DX; BURNS TO BACK. PT BACKED INTO A LIT CANDLE AND CAUGHT HER DRESS ON FIRE. UNKNOWN AS TO WHETHER FD ATTENDED FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CUT THUMB ON CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 76 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 |
| 76 Y.O. W FEMALE W/BURN TO FOREARM. PT BURNED SELF ON HOT CANDLE WAX @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOWM ACIDENTALLY CUT HIS THUMB ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 69 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 |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER FROM CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 72 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 |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON A CRYSTAL CANDLELABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HAND LAC-BROKE A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT GREAT TOENAIL PARTIAL AVULSION-AT HOME-DROPPED A 2# CANDLE ON TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A BROKEN CANDLE AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 60YOM BURNED HAND W/HOT WAX DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LIGHTING CANDLE WHLE ON O2 DX FACIAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT DROPPED A CANDLE JAR ON HER RIGHT GREAT TOE. DX-CONTUSIONS RIGHT GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| FOOT CONTUSION- DROPPED A GLASS CANDLE ON HER FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO FOOT DROPPED CANDLESTICK ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Tables |
| A CANDLE CAUGHT *** TABLE ON FIRE & PT CARRIED IT OUTSIDE. FD NSDX: DE EP SECOND DEG BURNS L HAND, ENCLOSED SPACE FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED A HEAVY CANDLE ON R FOOT 3 DAYS AGO. DX. R GREAD TOE TUFT FX, S UBUNGUAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Clothing |
| CANDLE CAUGHT SLEEVE ON FIRE BURNING ARM. DX: 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS T O RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT C/O HEAVY CANDLE FELL ON MY LT BIG TOE YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FACIAL BURNS.PT WAS BLOWING OUT A CANDLE AND HAD OXYGEN IN PLACE IN NOS E AND THERE WAS A FLASH BURN ON FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE AND THE MEDICAL OXYGEN SHE HAS ON HER FACE FLASHED AN D BURNED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 65 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, Glass bottles or jars |
| 65 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT DROPPED A GLASS JAR W/A CANDLEIN IT ON HER FOOT & ALSO TRIPPED OVER A CHAIR @ HOME. E916, E8881 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HAD A SCONCE FALL ON HER HEAD; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS CLEANING CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LAC L SMALL FINGER .5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RIGHT WRIST INJ. PT TRIED TO CATCH A CANDLE FROM FALLING AND INJURED WR IST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN ON LT MIDDLE FINGER W/CANDLE WAX ONE WEEK AGO PAIN DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 1% FACIAL BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A CANDLE AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Day wear |
| SECOND DEGREE BURN ABDOMEN AND LEFT ARM- WHILE BLOWING OUT CANDLES SHIR T CAUGHT ON FIRE" FIRE DEPT NOT IN ATTENANCE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FINGER ON HOT WAX DX: THUMB BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT AT NEICES HOUSE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PICE OF A GLASS CANDLE STI CK HOLDER GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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