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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT. BURNED R. HAND W/ HOT WAX. DX. BURN R. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 72 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 |
| 1% TBSA BURNS TO HANDS. PT'S TEA LIGHT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING HANDS FD DID NOT ATTEND SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNS 2ND DEGREE R HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH HOT CANDLE WAX AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, REDNESS, NO REC OF BLISTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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