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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 12 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 |
| BURNED LT RING FINGER W/ A CANDLE. 1ST,2ND DEGREE BURNS LT RING & SMA LL FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| HOLDING A CANLDE,BURNT RT INDEX FINGER. 2ND DEGREE BURN RT INDEX FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 10YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 13 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 FINGER ON CANDLE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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, Foods |
| THUMB BURN-PLAYING W/A WRAPPED PIECE OF GUM-PLACED IN FLAME OF CANDLE-P APER CAUGHT ON FIRE-NO FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| GLASS CANDLE STICK HOLDER BROKE. DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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