Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Year 2005 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,341
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	72
6-15 years old:	225
16-25 years old:	175
26-50 years old:	624
50+ years old:	243

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	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
FINGER BURNED ON A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 12 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
CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS FROM CANDLESTICK THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT FINGER WHILE CLEANING CANDLESTICK " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2005	Age: 50 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, Other glass bottles or jars
PT WAS CUT ON BROKEN GLASS WHILE PRYING CANDLE OUT OF JAR. DX: 4 CM L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON VOTIVE CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 39 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
PT CUT FINGER ON CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 15 months	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
GLASS CANDLE BROKE CUTTING THUMB AT HOME;THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 35 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, Cigarette or pipe lighters
WAS TRYING TO LIGHT A CANDLE WITH A LIGHTER AND BURNED FINGER DX: L INDEX FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 26 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
PULLING CANDLE OUT OF A HURRICANE HOLDER WHICH BROKE AND LACERATED 2 FI NGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 11 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
CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 21 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
LACERATION FINGER - 21 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC R THUMB - GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE WHEN PUTTING CANDLE IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2005	Age: 48 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
PT BURNED FINGER ON CANDLE 2-3 DAYS AGO. DX: INFECTED BLISTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 52 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 LAC RT MIDDLE FINGER ON CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	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
BURNED FINGER ON A CANDLE DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 28 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
TRIPPED OVER ROCKS AND LANDED ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER DX LACERATION LEFT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 18 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, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
GETTING CANDLE OUT OF VASE, CUT THUMB DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 14 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
BURNED THUMB WHEN SPILLED HOT WAX FEOM CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
R 5TH FING LAC/48YOF AT HOME BROKE GLASS CANDLESTICK AND CUT R 5TH FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 56 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
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT HER FINGER ON THE GLASS CANDLE THAT WAS SITTING ON HE R CANDLE WARMER. DX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED ON CANDLE A FEW DAYS AGO. STARTED LOOKING WORSE. DX: BURN THUMB 2ND DEGREE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 70 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 WAS WASHING A GLASS CANDLE STICK AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED PT'S FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 46 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, Glass bottles or jars
LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOF WAS PUTTING A CANDLE INTO A GLASS JAR WHEN I T BROKE LACERATING HER LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
DX LEFT THUMB BURN: TOUCHED HOT WAX CANDLE AND INJURED THUMB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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
PT BURNED FINGER WITH A CANDLE. DX FINGER BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED FINGER ON LIQUID CANDLE WAX DX. FINGER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED FINGER ON A CANDLE, , NO F.D. ATTENDANCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 25 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 IS BEING SEEN FOR BURN TO FINGER FROM A CANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 41 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
PT WAS CUT W/CANDLE HOLDER. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 27 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, Scald
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED FINGER WITH HOT CANDLE WAX. D:2ND DEGREE BURN, INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 19 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
PT WAS CUT ON GLASS CANDLE. DX: R FOURTH FINGER LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 4 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
1 CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER IN THE GARBA GE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
CANDLE FELL ON THUMB THUMB CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 CUT FINGER ON A GLASS CANDLE SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED L MIDDLE FINGER WHEN MOVED CANDLE AND GLASS AREA WAS HOT. DX. 2 DEG BURNS TO TIP OF L 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
BURNED THUMB ON CANDLE DX. THUMB BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 33 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 CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	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, Knives
LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER W/KNIFE, CUTTING CANDLE DX: LAC L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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