Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,176
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Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	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
BURNED FINGERS OF HAND ON HOT WAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 28 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
28 YOF WAS TRIMMING A CANDLE WITH A KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED AND SHE CUT HE R FINGER. LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 41 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 WHEN CANDLESTICK SHATTERED. DX: R THUMB LAC < 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 30 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
L IIND FING LAC/30YOF CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 47 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
TRIMMING CANDLE, CUT FINGER/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 35 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
35 Y/O F INJURED L 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 35 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
TIPPED OVER CANDLE 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGER F D NOT RECORDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	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
LAC RMF ON CANDLE HOLDER TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	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: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
CUTTING CANDLE WITH KNIFE AND CUT FINGER - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 42 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
RT THUMB LACERATION.PT CUT THUMB WHEN A GLASS CANDLE HOLER BROKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 36 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
THUMB LAC - CUT THUMB ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 37 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 SEEN FOR FINGER LAC AFTER CLEANING A GLASS CONDLE HOLDER AND IT BROK E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	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
GLASS JAR CANDLE BURST AND WAX BURNED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 43 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 WAS BURNED WHILE LIGHTING CANDLE. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2003	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
PT. CUT R THUMB ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON PIECE OF TIN WHILE HOLDING A CITRONELLA CANDLE. DX AVULSION LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 46 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
PT CUT HER FINGER ON A TIN PORTION OF A CANDLEHOLDER AT HOME. DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Fuel multi-purpose lighters
PT TRYING TO LIGHT A CANDLE WITH A LONG BUTANE LIGHTER STRAINED RIGHT I NDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 37 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, Awls, chisels or planes
CHISEL WAX OFF CRYSTAL CANDLESTICK FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HOT WAX BURN TO HAND BURN OF RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 44 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
RT 2ND AND 3RD FINGELACERATION.PT HAD A CANDLE HOLDER BREAK AND LACERAT E FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Cookware
DX:2 DEGREE BURN R THUMB. HEATING PARAFIN CAUGHT FIRE GRABBED POT WITHB OTH HANDS. NO FD PRESENT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 35 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
CUT FINGER ON A CANDLESTICK DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 50 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
50 YOWF CUT HER FINGER WHILE PICKING UP A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER. DX. LAC ERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 36 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
36 YO M CUT FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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