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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 843
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 28 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HER LEFT RING FINGER WITH A BROKEN CANDLE. DX-LACERATION 1CM LEFT RING FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 46 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE MAKING CANDLES TODAY LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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 BY A CANDLE HOLDER; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YO F BROKE CANDLESTICK & CUT FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 29 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 29 YOF LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLD ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT CLEANING A VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TAPPING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER TO REMOVE STUFF AND IT BROKE DX: LACERATION LEFT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 34 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, Drinking glasses |
| TRYING TO GET CANDLE OUT OF GLASS WHEN GLASS BROKE CUT FINGER DX LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT WAS CUT ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LAC R THUMB 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 27 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 |
| CUT L MIDDLE FINGER TIP ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. 1.5CM LAC LMF $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT THUMB ON A GLASS CA NDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 29 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 |
| LAC FINGER ON VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 35 years | 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| ATTEMPTING TO CUT A LARGE 3-WICK CANDLE WITH A SHAVING RAZOR ANDCUT HIS FINGER. DX LEFT THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 33 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, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BURN 1ST DEGREE TO RIGHT THUMB: SPILLED HOT WAX FROM CANDLE ONTO TH UMB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 WHILE CUTTING CANDLE. DX: R INDEX LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 42 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, Knives |
| LAC L 4TH DIGIT; CUT ON GLASS WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE VOTIVE WITH KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 40 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 |
| LAC LEFT 5TH FINGER- CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 STRUCK RIGHT FIFTH FINGER AGAINST A CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME LACER ATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 46 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - VICTIM CUT FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ON A BROKEN CANDLEH OLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 50 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, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CANDLE WAX SPILLED ON HAND DX: BURN PARTIAL THICKNESS FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 36 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 |
| CLEANING CANDLE HOLDER IT BROKE FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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