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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 331
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 15 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 R MID FINGER ON GLASS CANDLE HOLDER WHICH BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ON THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| BURNED (L) THUMB & MID FINGER. W/FLAME OF CANDLE. WHITE BLISTER .FD NOT NOTIFIED. DX: 2 DEGREE(POSS 3?) BURN (L) THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 13 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 ATTEMPTING TO CATCH GLASS CANDLE HOLDER, BROKE IN HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 14 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 HAND ON CANDLE, 2ND DEGREE BURN 3RD 4TH AND 5TH FINGERTIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 13 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 |
| THUMB LAC-CUT W/A PIECE OF GLASS CANDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| GLASS CANDLE HOLDER BROKE IN PATIENT'S HAND. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 6 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 ON A CANDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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