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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 668
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48YOM TRYING TO PLACE A CANDLE IN A CANDLE STICK AND IT BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YOM WAS TRYING TO GET A STUCK CANDLE OUT OF A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 36 YOM CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX-LAC FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YOF CUT FINGER ON CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER. DX-RIGHT 3RD DIGIT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | 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 |
| PT WAS CUT ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE AT ***. DX: R 2ND FINGER LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | 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 |
| LAC THUMB AFTER SHATTERING A CLEAR HURRICANE CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CANDLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX. 2ND DEGREE FINGER BURN, FOOT ABRASION. FD NO T MENTIONE.D* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | 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 |
| 46 YOF DROPPED GLASS CANDLE SUSTAINING LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| BURNED THUMB ON HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 38 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 A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | 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 |
| 42 YO BROKE CANDLE HOLDER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26 YOF CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 39 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 FINGER ON HOT CANDLEWAX 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 48 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, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN TO FINGERTIPS/48YOM AT HOME BURNED FINGERTIPS ON A CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2009 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC - CUT ON VOTIVE GLASS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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