Accidents - Rope or string - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,705
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	267	Head:	229
Finger:	219	Shoulder:	203
Lower Trunk:	155	Foot:	131
Lower Leg:	122	Neck:	90
Knee:	69	Lower Arm:	46
Wrist:	46	Eyeball:	46
Upper Arm:	32	Ankle:	31
Upper Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, WAS HOLDING A ROPE ATTACHED TO A HORSE AND HORSE TOOK OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION OF EYES - 23 YR OLD BLACK MALE SUSTAINED DIRECT TRAUMA TO EYES W/ROPE 8 HRS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 19 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: Rope or string
R 2ND FING LAC/19YOF SLICED FINGER WITH ROPE WHILE WITH PET HORSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
24YOM FISHING BOAT CAPSIZED COAST GUARD HELICOPTER TRIED TO LIFT OUT OF WATER WITH A ROPE HE FELL OFF THE ROPE INTO THE WATER FRACTURED RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string
REPORTEDLY WAS BUILDING A 12FTH WOODEN TOWER WITH LOGS&ROPES @ CAMP&FEL L OFF LANDING ONTO FEET&STRUCK BACK OF HEAD>>CHI/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
16YOM INJ.L.SHOULDER AT SCHOOL WHEN SWINGING ON A ROPE FROM A TREE & FELL INTO TREE BRANCHES. DX; L.SHOULDER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Rope or string
16 YR OLD USING A ROPE TO PULL DOWN A TREE AND INJURED HAND AT HOME DX/ RIGHT HAND CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
PT HAS A ROPE BURN TO WRIST FROM WALKING DOG, DX: CELLULITIS TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rope or string
PT SWINGING FROM ROPE, DISLOCATED SHOULDER, GET IT BACK IN BEFORE SEEN IN ER, R SHOULDER PAIN/DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
^PTS CAR WAS BEING TOWED WITH A ROPE TIED TO ANOTHER CAR TO PULL OUT OF A DITCH ROPE BROKE SNAPPED INTO FACE CONTUSION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
ROPE CAUGHT AROUND FINGER ...FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Knives
PT WAS CUTTING ROPE W/KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L FOREARM LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
ROPE BURN TO L HAND WHILE BOATING DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
21YOM WAS ON JET SKI IN THE RIVER WAS BEING PULLED BY A ROPE,INJURED FOOT;FOOT ABRASION AND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
HAND PAIN-INJURED ON A ROPE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
C/O ROPE WRAPPING AROUND BODY WHIEL BOATING. UPPER & LOWER LEG CONTUSI ONS, ABRASION. ARM CONTUSIONS ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT HAD ROPE WRAPPED AROUND LEGS WHEN BOAT TOOK OFF DRAGGING PT.DX: ROP E BURNS BILAT LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT GOT RIGHT HAD WRAPPED AROUND A ROPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF A TRAILER TRAILER TOOK OFF ABRASIONS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string
SWINGING ON ROPE AND ROPE BROKE, PT FELL. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Exercise equipment
DX ANK FX: GO'G UP ROPE, LOST ROPE FELL ONTO MAT F HT ` 10FT. ANK UNDER HEARD LOUD POP, PN TO ABOVE R ANK & LAT ANK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS SWINGING FROM A ROPE WHEN HE FELL OFF INTO SHALLOW WATER. UNKNOW LOC. DX. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT WITH SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE AFTER SWINGING FROM ROPE AND HITTING IT ON ROCK. DX SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Rope or string
PT WITH CONCUSSION TO HEAD AFTER HITTING HEAD ON BOAT WHEN PT GOT CAUGH T IN ROPE AND FELL. DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
PT RECEIVED RECTAL BLEED WHEN AT CREEK AND SWUNG OFF ROPE MISSEDWATER A ND LANDED ON PILE OF BRUSH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Rope or string
C/O HAND PAIN PLAYING WITH A ROPE NEAR A LAKE FELT SOMETHING INSIDE HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT SWINGING FROM A ROPE THAT WAS TIED TO A TREE LANDED ONTO HEAD IN THE SHALLOW PART OF A RIVER STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rope or string, Swimming
22YOM WAS SWIMMING CAUGHT LT ARM ON A ROPE,PULLED SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISLOCATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
SWINGING ON ROPE AND HURT FINGERS. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
PT JUMPED INTO RIVER 2 DAYS AGO,GOT OUT BY CLIMBING A ROPE, ALSO FRIEND S PULLED ARMS TO HELP GET HIM OUT, TO ER WITH CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
DOG ROPE GOT WRAPPED AROUND LOWER LEGS AND CAUSED ROPE BURNS. DX. LAC R LOWER LEGS AND CAUSED ROPE BURNS. DX. LAC R LOWER EXTREMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
20 Y/O C/O NECK PAIN FELL WHILE SWINGING FROMA ROPE 20 FT. HIGH. DX-C0ONTUSION NECK, STRAIN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
18Y/O,M,OPEN AREAS BOTH HANDS FROM SLIDING DOWN ROPE, MULTIPLE ABRASION S BOTH HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT WITH FRACTURED ANKLE SLIDING DOWN A ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
DX SKIN DISORDER: PT TRIED TO TIE A STRING AROUND A LARGE SKIN TAG ON L UPPER ARM 3D AGO IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT & SKIN TAG BECAME ENLARGED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
DX FX HUMERUS: ACUTE ONSET L ARM PN W CLIMB'G ROPE IN GYM TODAY, W ALMOST TO TOP W NOTED LOUND "POP:" W INSTANT PN & WEAKNESS IN L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
DX FX LUMBAR VERTEBRA/FX ON LUMBAR 1ST & 3RD VERTEBRAE/FALL F OBJECT (CLIMB'G ROPE) FELL 10FT F A ROPE CLIMB LAND'G ON FEET & BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 22 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PLAYING WITH PITBULL, DANGLING A ROPE IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN THE DOG GRAB BED PT'S WRIST INSTEAD OF THE ROPE>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
23 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN ROPE CAUGHT ON TREE WHILE WORKING ON TREE. DX; LOW BACK CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
DX LWOBS: EYE PAIN/REDNESS, SCRATCHED EYE W EITHER FINGER OR ROPE W PLAY'G WIH DOG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT STATES GOT WRIST TANGLED IN A ROPE DX RT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
CUT TO HEAD FELL PULLING ON ROPE PLAYING TUG OF WAR DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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