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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 484
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 LACERATED THUMB WHILE CUTTING CANDLES. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| RT 5TH DIGIT LAC-CUT ON FRAGILE GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 21 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 |
| PATIENT DROPPED A CANDLEHOLDER AND CAUSED AN INJURY TO HER FINGER. DX-LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BURN FINGERS - 16 YOF SUSTAINED BURNS TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER F ROM HOT CANDLE WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ON HOT WAX DX: L 3RD & 4TH FINGER BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED FINGERS WHEN MOVING HOT CANDLE. NOT SPECIFIED IF BURN FROM W AX OR CANDLE HOLDER. TYPE OF CANDLE NOT SPECIFIED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO M CUT FINGER ON CANDLEHOLDER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 17 years | 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 GRABBED A CANDLE THAT CAUGHT FIRE. DX-BURNS FINGER TIP, 2ND DEGREE BURN RT. 2ND, 3RD FINGERS AND THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CUT HER LEFT RING FINGER WHEN D IGGING CANDLE WAX OUT OF CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 22 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 |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT HER FINGER ON THE BASE OF A BROKEN GLASS CANDLESTICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 25 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 C/O CUT TO RT.INDEX FINGER RT.HAND SUSTAIN ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX- RT.INDEX FINGER RT.HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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