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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 766
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 70YOM TRYING TO PULL A CANDLE OUT OF GRAVESITE STRAINED LT FOREARM; FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Other ranges or ovens |
| WAS HEATING CANDLE WAX ON STOVE WHEN IT SPLASHED ONTP R FOREARM AND HAN D DX- BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 62 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 |
| KNOCKED OVER A CANDLE HOLDER CUT FOREARM ON THE GLASS LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 77 YOM SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND CANDLE FELL ON ARM SECOND DEGREE BURN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 80 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, Ceilings and walls |
| CANDLEHOLDER FELL OFF WALL AND CUT LEFT ARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM AT HOME SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM,WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CANDLE WAX FROM METAL CANDLESTICK;SHALLOW FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 83 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 |
| PT GOT TOO CLOSE TO A LIT CANDLE AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 63 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 |
| C/O BURNS TO L FOREARM FROM CANDLE, DX; FOREARM BURN |
| 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: 09/30/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BURNED HER RT ARM ON A CANDLE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. DX - FIRST AID & SECOND DEGREE BURN, RT ARM |
| 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: 01/03/2000 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/07/1999 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/1999 | Age: 59 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/1999 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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: 07/22/1998 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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: 07/21/1997 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
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