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Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2004 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,437
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Date: 12/31/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS CUTTING A CANDLE WICK AND LACERATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED L 3RD FINGER ON A CANDLE ON 12/25. DX: BURN FINGER, 2ND DEGR EE; ABSCESS FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC TO THUMB FROM A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER TONIGHT AT HOME AT 8 PM. DX. L AC THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC FINGER ON THE SHARP EDGE OF A CANDLEHOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
1.2 CM. FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT WHILE DUSTING A BROKEN GLASS SCONCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
TRYING TO LIGHT A CANDLE LAST PM, BURNT THUMB; THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A METAL CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LACERATION FINGER - 38 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT PINKY FINGER ON A GLASS C ANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
VOTIVE HOLDER BROKE IN HANDS AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED FINGER ON A CANDLE. DX FINGER BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON CANDLE. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2004Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED L INDEX FINGER ON A CANDLE APPROX 16:15 TONIGHT. 2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT CUT THUMB ON CERAMIC CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
47 YOF CUT FINGER WASHING CANDLE HOLDER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
HOT CANDLE WAX SPILLED ONTO PT. DX: SECOND DEG L MIDDLE FINGER BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products
PLAYING WITH TISSUE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM CANDLE AT HOME, TISSUE BUR NED THUMB AND FINGER, SEEN AT URGENT CARE AND FIRE DEPT; 2ND/3RD DG BUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT WAS BURNED ON HOT CANDLE WAX. DX: SECOND DEG BURN R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Nonelectric razors or shavers
20 YO F CUTTING CANDLE W/RAZOR INJURED FINGERLAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT RUNNING WITH CANDLE PT FELL AND CANDLE BROKE CUTTING FINGER LACERATI ON RT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LIGHTING A CANDLE IN GLASS CONTAINER, SLIPPED ON WATER DX THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT LAC LT 5TH FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT MAKING CANDLES AT HOME AND POURED HOT WAX ON LEFT THUMB LEFT THUMB B URN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
R 2ND DIGIT LAC/2YOF AT HOME PUT FINGER IN CANDLE HOLDER CAUSING LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2004Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON GLASS CANDLE TOP-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
35 YOM CUT THUMB ON GALSS CANDLE HOLDER LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2004Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT KNOCKED OVER VOTICE CANDLEHOLDER AT HOME, TRIED TO PICK UP BROK EN GLASS AND CUT FINGER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER BURN: TOUCHED CANDLE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives with replaceable blades
42 YR OLD FEMALE INJURED THUMB WHILE TAKING LABEL OFF CANDLE WITH RAZOR RT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-ANGRY-PUNCHED A GLASS CANDLE JAR/ HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON A BROKNE CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT HAND ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2004Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC R 3RD FINGER; CUT ON GLASS/CANDLE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
LACERATION FINGER - 49 LACERATED HER LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE WHI LE CLEANING A CANDLEHOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2004Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON CHIPPED GLASS CANDLE HOLDER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
21 YO F CUT FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT CLEANING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT BROKE IN HAND. D: FINGER LACE RATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT FINGER WHILE WASHING A CANDLE HOLDER DX: R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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