Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2003 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
6-15 years old:	12
16-25 years old:	138
26-50 years old:	299
50+ years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 10/02/2003	Age: 15 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 CANDLEHOLDER
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: 08/05/2003	Age: 36 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, Knives
CUT L WRIST WHILE CUTTING ON CANDLE WITH KNIFE. DX. LAC L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
PT CUTTING A CANDLE WICK W/ A KNIFE AND ACCIDENTLY CUT WRIST IN A ARTER Y UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING SENT TO UMC TRAUMA CTR DX; LT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 55 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 ON GLASS CANDLEHOLDER-LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 6 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 CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LT WRIST BURN-BURNED ON A CANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 42 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
DROPPED CANDLESTICK HOLDER / CUT WRIST DX: WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 30 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, Knives
CLEANING OUT CANDLE STICK HOLDERS WITH A KNIFE. STBBED SELF IN L WRIST . DX. LAC L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 44 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, Lighting equipment
WHILE CLEANING, CUT WRIST ON A GLOBE THAT GOES TO A CANDLE, PICKED IT UP AND GLOBE BURST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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