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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 21 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 18 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, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| GETTING CANDLE OUT OF VASE, CUT THUMB DX THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNED FINGER ON LIQUID CANDLE WAX DX. FINGER BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR BURN TO FINGER FROM A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 19 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 WAS CUT ON GLASS CANDLE. DX: R FOURTH FINGER LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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, Knives |
| LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER W/KNIFE, CUTTING CANDLE DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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