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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 630
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 THUMB WITH CANDLEWAX. DX: BURN RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | 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 |
| PT CUT FINGERS ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME DX// LAC LEFT THUMB RING MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Paper products |
| LT THUMB BURN: WENT TO BLOW ANDLE OUT,GLASS WAS HOT,LIFTING CANDLE WITH TISSUE PAPER,TISSUE CAUGHT FIRE, 9 CM BURN THUMB, 2ND DEGREE,NO F.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING CANDLE W/KNIFE AND CUT SELF. DX: L INDEX TIP AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | 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 |
| MAKING CANDLES WHEN WAX EXPLODED AND BURNED FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 40YO WHITE MALE,SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO L INDEX FINGER,MINOR OPEN BLISTER DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| CUT RIGHT THUMB ON GLASS HURRICANE OUTDOOR CANDLE--LACERATED RIGHT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 49 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 |
| LEFT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | 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 FINGERS TRYING TO PUT CANDLE OUT. DX: BURNS FINGERS BILAT HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 41 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, Tableware and accessories |
| 41 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER INJURED WHILE CUTTING CANDLE OUT OF DISH AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 30 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 - 30 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THUM B - CUT ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| LAB THUMB ON GLASS VOTIVE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| PATIENT SPILLED HOT WAX ON HER RIGHT THUMB SUSTAINING A BURN. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON VOTIVE CANDLE/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT CANDLEWAX DROPPED ON PT'S HAND AND PT BURNED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 38 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, Lighters |
| PT LIGHTING CANDLE W/LIGHTER, HAD BURN TO R THUMB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER ON CANDLE BURN RIGHT 4H FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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