Accidents - Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,698
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	94
Year 1998:	187
Year 1999:	308
Year 2000:	98
Year 2001:	94
Year 2002:	250
Year 2003:	536
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	221
Year 2006:	65
Year 2007:	95
Year 2008:	206
Year 2009:	453
Year 2010:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	161
6-15 years old:	565
16-25 years old:	500
26-50 years old:	1,355
50+ years old:	114

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	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
19MOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO WRIST ON A BROKEN CANDLESTICK HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 30 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
30 Y/O F CUT WRIST ON A BROKEN CANDLE STICK LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	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
7 YOM WITH 3CM RIGHT WRIST LAC FROM A BROKEN GLASS CANDLE 7 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 13 years	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
WRIST BURN. PT MELTED PLASTIC FROM A BURNING CANDLE BURNING WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Tables
TRYING TOT OPEN NIGHTSTAND CANDLE GLOBE FELL GLASS BROKE A PEICE OF GLASS HIT ARM LACERATION RIGHT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
15YOF WAS FLICKING A CANDLE,THE WAX GOT ONTO HAND,WENT TO FLICK IT OFF DEVELOPED PAIN IN RT WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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
BURNED WITH A CANDLE. DX-2ND DEGREE BURNS WRIST AND HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
LAC TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK ON A BROKEN CANDLE HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 3 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
3 Y/O PULLED HOT WAX OFF OF HOT CANDLE AT HOME. DX-BURNED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
39 YOF BURNED RIGHT WRIST WHEN WAX CAUGHT FIRE; SECOND DEGREE BURN WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS AT HOMELACERATED RT WRIST WITH A CANDLE HOLDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 02/06/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products
PICKING UP A NAPKIN OVER A CANDLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE NO FIRE DEPT DX BURN 1/2 DEGREE BURN ON R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
TRIPPED OVER A ?CANDLE&FOOSH >> WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 49 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST ON A GLASS CANDLESTICK HOLDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 9 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 CANDLEHOLDER
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: 12/26/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT WRIST ON A CANDLE HOLDER. DX-WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT BURNED RT HAND FROM CANDLE TO INNER RT WRIST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
2ND DEGREE BURN FROM A CANDLE THAT BROKE. DX. 2 DEG BURN L WRIST/HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 34 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
CUT WRIST ON BROKEN CANDLE STICK HOLDER DX: LACERATION TO WRIST
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: 09/12/2004	Age: 48 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: Puncture
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST, 2 MM PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST, CUT ON GLASS CANDLE PTA
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: 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

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

Date: 07/20/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other fireplaces
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2001	Age: 12 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 04/05/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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: 02/26/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	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, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2000	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
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: 07/14/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Nonelectric blankets
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1999	Age: 47 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
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

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Drinking glasses
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/1999	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/1998	Age: 7 months	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, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/1998	Age: 27 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, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1997	Age: 37 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/1997	Age: 3 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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Paper products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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