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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Sinks |
| PT CARRIED OIL CANDLE ON FIRE TO SINK AND OIL SPILLED ON FINGERS. NO FD DX: FIRST/SECOND/POSS THIRD DEG BURNS BILAT FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT WAS CLEANING GLASS VOTIVE CUPS AND ONE BROKE/ LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 54 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT TRIMMING A CANDLE WITH RAZORBLADE AT HOME, LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 C/O BURNS TO FINGERS WITH CANDLES DUE TO BLACK OUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER WITH CANDEL HOLDERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT LAC RT 5TH FINGER WHILE CARRYING A CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 51 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 |
| LT RING FINGER LAC-CUT WHEN A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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