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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,969
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WITH CANDLEWAX. DX: BURN RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 42 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 FINGERS ON A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME DX// LAC LEFT THUMB RING MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| 12 MOF GRABBED CANDLE HOLDER AND DROPPED IT AND IT BROKE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Paper products |
| LT THUMB BURN: WENT TO BLOW ANDLE OUT,GLASS WAS HOT,LIFTING CANDLE WITH TISSUE PAPER,TISSUE CAUGHT FIRE, 9 CM BURN THUMB, 2ND DEGREE,NO F.D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 23 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 WAS MAKING CANDLE AND LAC FINGER ON GLASS CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 12 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 |
| BURNED LT RING FINGER W/ A CANDLE. 1ST,2ND DEGREE BURNS LT RING & SMA LL FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING CANDLE W/KNIFE AND CUT SELF. DX: L INDEX TIP AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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, Paper products |
| WANTED TO SEE IF THE NAPKIN WOULD CATCH ON FIRE&HELD IT OVER CANDLE&BUR NT FINGER>>BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 13 months | 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 13 MO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH MOM WHO REPORT S CHILD WAS CUT ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 17 months | 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 |
| LAC TO RING FINGER, PT CUT FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| WHILE CLEANING AT HOME, PT GRABBED BROKEN CANDLE AND CUT FINGER, LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| HOLDING A CANLDE,BURNT RT INDEX FINGER. 2ND DEGREE BURN RT INDEX FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| HEAVY CANDLE FELL ON HAND, DX; CONTUSION / FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 19 months | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT 4TH/5TH FINGERS ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER; FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SPILLED HOT WAX FROM CANDLE 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| L MID FING LAC/5YOM AT HOME CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT HIT IN THUMB BY A GLASS CANDLE, NOW W/SWELLING AND PARTIAL NAIL AVUL SION; PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| MAKING CANDLES WHEN WAX EXPLODED AND BURNED FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 40YO WHITE MALE,SPILLED HOT WAX ONTO L INDEX FINGER,MINOR OPEN BLISTER DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 19 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 SLAMMED CANDLE DOWN AND CUT FINGER DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 45 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 RIGHT THUMB ON GLASS HURRICANE OUTDOOR CANDLE--LACERATED RIGHT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 49 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 |
| LEFT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 27 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 FINGERS TRYING TO PUT CANDLE OUT. DX: BURNS FINGERS BILAT HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 19 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 GRABBED A CANDLE AND THREW IT DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT 1ST AND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 41 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, Tableware and accessories |
| 41 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER INJURED WHILE CUTTING CANDLE OUT OF DISH AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| L 1ST FING ABRAS/18YOM AT HOME WAS TRYING TO DIG WICK OUT OF CITRONELLA CANDLE AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN METAL PART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YO FEMALE FELL TO GROUND WHILE CARRYING CANDLE LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 30 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LACERATION FINGER - 30 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THUM B - CUT ON CANDLE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT TOUCHED CITRONELLA CANDLE, PUT HAND IN WAX, HAS BLISTER ON 2ND FINGER; 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 10YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DROPPED CANDLE HOLDER;DX FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 30 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: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| LAB THUMB ON GLASS VOTIVE HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURN FINGER ON CANDLE DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| PATIENT SPILLED HOT WAX ON HER RIGHT THUMB SUSTAINING A BURN. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT WITH BURNS STO FINGER FROM HOT GLASS AROUND A CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON VOTIVE CANDLE/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| BURNT ALL THE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BY A HOT WAX WHILE WORKING ON A PROJ ECT >> BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| LAC TO FINGER FROM A BROKEN CANDLE VOTIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 9 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, Foods |
| THUMB BURN-PLAYING W/A WRAPPED PIECE OF GUM-PLACED IN FLAME OF CANDLE-P APER CAUGHT ON FIRE-NO FD PRESENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HOT CANDLEWAX DROPPED ON PT'S HAND AND PT BURNED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 69 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 THUMB ON GLASS CANDLEHOLDER LAC THUMB * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 2 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 WAS PLAYING WITH CANDLE, HAIR CAUGHT FIRE, PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FINGER, NOT STATED IF F.D. ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| GLASS CANDLE STICK HOLDER BROKE. DX LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 38 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, Lighters |
| PT LIGHTING CANDLE W/LIGHTER, HAD BURN TO R THUMB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YO FEMALE BURNED FINGER ON CANDLE BURN RIGHT 4H FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH GLASS CANDLE WHICH BROKE AND CHILD PICKED UP GLASS SUSTAINING DEEP LACERATION OF LT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 A GLASS CANDLE HOLDER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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, Fuel multi-purpose lighters |
| LIGHTER EXPLODED IN HAND LIGHTING CANDLES >> MULTI FINGER BURN , NO FIRE DEPRARTMENT DOCUMENT FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH A GLASS CANDLE & IT BROKE INJURING HIS RT INDEX FINGER. DX - RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RT MIDDLE FINGER: PLAYING WITH GLASS CANDLE AND IT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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