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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 368
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD BURNT HER THUMB ON A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 10 months | 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 CUT FINGER ON CANDLE VOTIVE CUP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT TOUCHED FLAME OF LIT CANDLE AT HOME, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, SENT TO ED; 1ST/2ND DEGREE FINGER TIP BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| RT THUMB LACERATION - CUT THUMB ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| TOUCHED BURNING CANDLE W/ RT. FINGERS. NO FIRE DEPT. DX: 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO RT. FINGERS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 3 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX RIGHT THUMB BURN: TOUCHED LIT CANDLE AT HOME. NO FD INVOLVEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CHILD HAD GLASS CANDLE FALL ONTO FINGER. D: FINGER CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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