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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 250
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 05/20/2002 | Age: 47 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 CLEANING CANDLE HOLDER, SLIPPED & IT BROKE. 2CM LAC TO LT WRIST-REPA IRED@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| PT. CUT HIS WRIST ON A CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION WRIST - NO OTHER INFO GIVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNS (L) WRIST, PT SUST INJURY WITH HOT WAX FROM A CANDLE AT HOME, C/O REDNESS & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FIRST DEGREE BURN RT WRIST - SPILLED HOT WAX ON WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| RIGHT WRIST INJ. PT TRIED TO CATCH A CANDLE FROM FALLING AND INJURED WR IST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT RUNNING AT HOME STRUCK LEFT WRIST AGAINST A CANDLESTICK HOLDER LACER ATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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