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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 500
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT WRIST ON BROKEN CANDLE AT HOME. DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| CUT WRIST ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT DROPPED GLASS CANDLE HOLDER ON WRIST; LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 23YOFC CUT LEFT WRIST ON CANDLE HOLDER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HOT WAX FROM CANDLE SPLASHED ON HAND AND FACE - 2ND DEGREE BURN - WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DEEP LAC TO WRIST ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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