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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 612
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FINGER LAC. PT INJ SELF ON BASE OF CANDLE. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PATIENT SHOPPING AT ****** WHEN SHE LACERATED THUMB ON BROKEN GLASSCAND LE HOLDER. D: THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN THUMB WITH HOT WAX 2ND DEGREE BURN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | 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 |
| FINGER LAC-LIGHTING A CANDLE-CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLEHOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 24 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 CUT FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
| CUT BY CANDLE HOLDER; LAC RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 19 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 |
| LACERATION RT THUMB - CUT THUMB ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHEN IT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| RT THUMB LAC-CUT ON A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Microwave ovens |
| BURNED RIGHT THUMB ON WAX SHE WAS MELTING IN MICROWAVE OVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RT HAND BURN-LIGHTING A CANDLE WHICH SPLATTERED HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT ATTEMPED TO REMOVE WAX FROM GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHICH BROKE. DX: SUPERFIC LACS L PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 20 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, Knives |
| WAS TRIMMING CANDLE WITH A KNIFE; CUT LEFT THUMB. LACERATION, LEFT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 16 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 |
| /16YOF AT HOME WHILE A FLOATING CANDLE HOLDER LAC TO FINGER =DX 1CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOM BURNED BY HOT CANDLE WAX BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 22 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 |
| CUT 4TH& 5TH FINGER OF LT HAND W/ CANDLE HOLDER DX: 2CM LAC LFT LITTLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 THUMB ON CANDLE DX. THUMB BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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