Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 624
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Date: 11/30/2005	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, Other glass bottles or jars
PT WAS CUT ON BROKEN GLASS WHILE PRYING CANDLE OUT OF JAR. DX: 4 CM L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 37 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
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 39 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 FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 35 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, Cigarette or pipe lighters
WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A CANDLE WITH A LIGHTER AND BURNED FINGER DX: L INDEX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 26 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
PULLING CANDLE OUT OF A HURRICANE HOLDER WHICH BROKE AND LACERATED 2 FI NGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	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: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC R THUMB - GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE WHEN PUTTING CANDLE IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 48 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 BURNED FINGER ON CANDLE 2-3 DAYS AGO. DX: INFECTED BLISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	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
TRIPPED OVER ROCKS AND LANDED ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 48 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
R 5TH FING LAC/48YOF AT HOME BROKE GLASS CANDLESTICK AND CUT R 5TH FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 42 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
CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 46 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, Glass bottles or jars
LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOF WAS PUTTING A CANDLE INTO A GLASS JAR WHEN I T BROKE LACERATING HER LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		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
PT BURNED FINGER ON A CANDLE, , NO F.D. ATTENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	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 W/CANDLE HOLDER. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 27 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: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED FINGER WITH HOT CANDLE WAX. D:2ND DEGREE BURN, INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2005	Age: 31 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
BURNED L MIDDLE FINGER WHEN MOVED CANDLE AND GLASS AREA WAS HOT. DX. 2 DEG BURNS TO TIP OF L 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 33 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 ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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