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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 645
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| 12 MOF GRABBED CANDLE HOLDER AND DROPPED IT AND IT BROKE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products |
| WANTED TO SEE IF THE NAPKIN WOULD CATCH ON FIRE&HELD IT OVER CANDLE&BUR NT FINGER>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 13 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 13 MO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH MOM WHO REPORT S CHILD WAS CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| LAC TO RING FINGER, PT CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAVY CANDLE FELL ON HAND, DX; CONTUSION / FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 19 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 CUT 4TH/5TH FINGERS ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER; FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| L MID FING LAC/5YOM AT HOME CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PATIENT TOUCHED CITRONELLA CANDLE, PUT HAND IN WAX, HAS BLISTER ON 2ND FINGER; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED CANDLE HOLDER;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 2 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 WITH BURNS STO FINGER FROM HOT GLASS AROUND A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER FROM A BROKEN CANDLE VOTIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH CANDLE, HAIR CAUGHT FIRE, PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER, NOT STATED IF F.D. ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH GLASS CANDLE WHICH BROKE AND CHILD PICKED UP GLASS SUSTAINING DEEP LACERATION OF LT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 WITH A GLASS CANDLE & IT BROKE INJURING HIS RT INDEX FINGER. DX - RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RT MIDDLE FINGER: PLAYING WITH GLASS CANDLE AND IT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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