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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 246
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25YOF BURNED (R) HAND W/ HOT CANDLE WAX DX;# BURN (L) RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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, Other glass bottles or jars |
| 17YOF; PT WAS PICKING UP BROKEN GLASS FROM A CANDLE JAR AND CUT TIP OF INDEX FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 21 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, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 21 YR OLD MALE BURNED THUMB ON WARM GAS OF CANDLE PICKING UP CANDLE GLA SS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 16YOF; PT WAS CLEANING FINGERNAILS WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL AND CANDLE; CAN DLE IGNITED THE ALCOHOL AND BURNED FINGER;DX2ND DEGREE BURN TO FINGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 18 YOM R INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN CANDLE HOLDER DX; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 17 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER WITH HOT WAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 18 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, Microwave ovens |
| 18YOF CANDLE WAX NOTED TO THIGHS AND FINGERS, SPILLED HOT WAX ON SELF WHEN REMOVING FROM MICROWAVE DX: 2ND FEGREE BURN LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | 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 |
| 24 YOM WAS HOLDING A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AND IT BROKE IN HIS HAND. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER, PUNCHED A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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