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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 467
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT STATES CUTTING FINGER ON GLASS FROM CANDLE LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 19 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 |
| CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2006 | Age: 20 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 |
| L IND FING LAC/20YOF LAC FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS FROM A CANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT BURNED THUMB WITH HOT WAX. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 24 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. REPORTS BURNS TO PALMER SURFACE OF R HAND FROM CANDLE AND LAC TO L THUMB. DX. LAC L THUMB, 1ST DEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 18 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 |
| LACERATED THUMB ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| LACERATED THUMB ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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