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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 06/12/2005 | 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 |
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