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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 20 months | 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 |
| REACHED OUT GRABBED A CANDLEHOLDER W/ HOT CANDLE BURN SECOND DEGREE RIGHT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED RT INDEX FINGER ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 10 months | 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 WAS PLAYING IN LIVING ROOM A CANDLE HOLDER WAS BROKEN NOW PT HAS LACERATION TO FINGER MIDDLE FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 13 months | 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| REACHEDINTO RECYCLE PIN CUTTING FINGER ONTO BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 FINGERS ON CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON CANDLESTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL CARRYING GLASS CANDLEHOLDER, SHATTERED CUTTING FINGER; FIN GER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 9 months | 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 3 FINGERS 2ND DEG <10% 3RD DEGREE, HELD HAND TO CANDLE FLAME 10 DAYS AGO AT HOME & BURNS ARE HEALING WELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 4 YOM DROPPED CANDLE HOLDER ON R RING FINGER HEMATOMA TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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