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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,355
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 30 Y/O F CUT WRIST ON A BROKEN CANDLE STICK LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables |
| TRYING TOT OPEN NIGHTSTAND CANDLE GLOBE FELL GLASS BROKE A PEICE OF GLASS HIT ARM LACERATION RIGHT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK ON A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 39 YOF BURNED RIGHT WRIST WHEN WAX CAUGHT FIRE; SECOND DEGREE BURN WRIS T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS AT HOMELACERATED RT WRIST WITH A CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST ON A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN FROM A CANDLE THAT BROKE. DX. 2 DEG BURN L WRIST/HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT WRIST ON BROKEN CANDLE STICK HOLDER DX: LACERATION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST, 2 MM PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST, CUT ON GLASS CANDLE PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| CUT L WRIST WHILE CUTTING ON CANDLE WITH KNIFE. DX. LAC L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| PT CUTTING A CANDLE WICK W/ A KNIFE AND ACCIDENTLY CUT WRIST IN A ARTER Y UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING SENT TO UMC TRAUMA CTR DX; LT WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED CANDLESTICK HOLDER / CUT WRIST DX: WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| CLEANING OUT CANDLE STICK HOLDERS WITH A KNIFE. STBBED SELF IN L WRIST . DX. LAC L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Lighting equipment |
| WHILE CLEANING, CUT WRIST ON A GLOBE THAT GOES TO A CANDLE, PICKED IT UP AND GLOBE BURST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT CLEANING CANDLE HOLDER, SLIPPED & IT BROKE. 2CM LAC TO LT WRIST-REPA IRED@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNS (L) WRIST, PT SUST INJURY WITH HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE AT HOME, C/O REDNESS & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2000 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2000 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2000 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Nonelectric blankets |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/1999 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/1999 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Drinking glasses |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/1999 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/1998 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/1998 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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