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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,337
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 69 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PICKED UP A HOT CANDLE JAR THAT WAS SMOKING AND BURNED BOTH HANDS,UNK I F FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ARRANGING GLASS CANDLES AT HOME AND WHEN ONE FELL AN BROKE IT LACERATED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 91 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: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Clothing |
| CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE FROM CANDLE,AND ALSO BURNED SCALP WITH 23 % BURNSUN K IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE MAKING CANDLES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 54 YOM BURNED L THUMB ON TEA LIGHT CANDLE HOLDER 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Mattresses |
| PT WAS SLEEPING AND CANDLE FELL OVER CATCHING MATTRESS ON FIRE. +FD. DX: 1ST DEG BURNS HANDS & FEET, SMOKE INHALATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 60 YO FEMALE HAD HOT CANDLE WAX FALL ON FOOT SECOND DEGREE BURNS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 51 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 |
| BURNED HANDSTRYING TO GET BURNING CANDLE OUT SIDE/ 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Artificial flowers or plants |
| BIL HAND BURNS. PT WAS ASLEEP WHEN A CANDLE CAUGHT SOME ARTIFICIAL FLOW ERS ON FIRE AND HE TRIED PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES. FD NOT RECORDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Ceilings and walls |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 58 YOF WAS CLEANING A VOTIVE CANDLE ON A WALL WHEN T HE GLASS SHATTERED GETTING INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Medical equipment, general |
| BLEW OUT CANDLE WITH OXYGEN ON, BRIEF FLASH BURN, UNK IF FD ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURN BILAT NOSTRILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 60 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Matches |
| LIGHTING A CANDLE WITH A MATCH AND STRUCK BY HOT MATCH WHEN STRIKING IT FIRE DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE IS NOT RECORDED BURN CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| DROPPED CANDELABRA ON FOOT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL AND STRUCK CANDLE HOLDER LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PATIENT BURNED ARM ON A CANDLE AT HOME. DX-2ND DEGREE BURN FOREARM AND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT LACERATED RT THIGH ON GLASS CANDLE STAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER HAVING A CANDLE LIT IN HER HOME BY HER DAUGHTER. DX - RESOLVED DYSPNEA AFTER SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 67 YO FEMALE BURNED OUTDOOR CANDLE INSIDE HOUSE TOXIC EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDALABRA FELL AND HIT PT ON L LEG. DX. LAC L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 51 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 |
| BURNED FINGERS WITH HOT WAX AT HOME. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CLEANING GLASS CUT HAND ON A CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION RIGHT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS CARRYING BURNING CANDLE AND HOT WAS POURED ON LEFT HAND 2ND DEGR EE BURNS TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| ON OXYGEN GETTING UP AT NIGHT AND LIT OIL CANDLE AND OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE BURNING FACE,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CANDLE HOLDER AND CANDLE FELL OFF OF CABINET ONTO PT. DX: R ANKLE LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HE HAS A CANDLE STUCK IN HIS RECTUM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BILATERAL HAND BURNS & SMOKE INHALATION. HOUSE FIRE, THINKS SHE LEFT CA NDLE BURNING IN HOME OFFICE.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Other specified plastic products |
| 67YOF CANDLE CAUGHT PLASTIC PLANT ON FIRE PUT OUT FIRE SELF SMOKE INH JALATION W LOC NO FD ATTENDENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| EAR PAIN , USED EAR CANDLE @ HOME TO REMOVE EAR WAX DX L EAR PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 75 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 |
| A CANDLE FELL ON HEAD DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59 YOF LACERATES FINGER ON A CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX SMOKE INHALATION - PT'S GRANDCHILD ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED CANDLE ON FLOOR AND FIRE SET IN HOUSE.FIRE DEPT ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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, Knives |
| 58 YOTRIMMING CANDLE W/KNIFE CUT FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 54 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, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Televisions |
| BURN HAND - FROM HOT WAX - CANDLE CAUGHT TOP OF TELEVISION ON FIRE - FI RE DEPARTMENT UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 80 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cookware |
| PT WAS MELTING WAX TO MAKE CANDLES. POT CAUGHT FIRE AND SHE THREW IT OUTSIDE. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED FINGERS ON HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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