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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | 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 |
| PT WAS MAKING CANDLE AND LAC FINGER ON GLASS CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | 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 |
| WHILE CLEANING AT HOME, PT GRABBED BROKEN CANDLE AND CUT FINGER, LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SPILLED HOT WAX FROM CANDLE 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HIT IN THUMB BY A GLASS CANDLE, NOW W/SWELLING AND PARTIAL NAIL AVUL SION; PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | 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 |
| PT SLAMMED CANDLE DOWN AND CUT FINGER DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 19 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 GRABBED A CANDLE AND THREW IT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT 1ST AND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| L 1ST FING ABRAS/18YOM AT HOME WAS TRYING TO DIG WICK OUT OF CITRONELLA CANDLE AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN METAL PART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNT ALL THE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BY A HOT WAX WHILE WORKING ON A PROJ ECT >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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