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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 386
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT SUSTAINED LEG STRAIN AFTER TRYING TO TAKE DOWN A BROKEN TREE BRANCH WITH A ROPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX:BILAT LOWER ROPE BURNS TO LEGS. WASA T PARK WITH DOG ON A ROPE AND DOG TRIED TO CHASE SMALL ANIMAL. ROPE WRAPPED AROUND LOWER LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE BURN L LEG - GOT ROPE WRAPPED AROUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 19 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: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT ON A ROPE SWINING OUT OVER A SEA WALL FROM A TREE INTO A CANAL STRUC K LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST THE SEAWALL LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS SWINGING OFF A ROPE INTO THE RIVER, WAS WALKING BACK SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND CUT HIS SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| LAC L LOWER LEG ON MONDAY ON PLASTIC ROPE AT HOME. DX. CELLULITIS L LO WER LEG/ANKLE AND DORSUM OF FOOT, HEALING ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CORD AT SCHOOL DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT RECEIVED LOWER LEG PAIN WHEN SWINGING FROM A ROPE AT CREEK AND HITBO TTOM OF CREEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE INJURY WHEN TRIPPED OVER DX: FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| CAUGHT ROPE CAUGHT AND PULLED TIGHT AROUND LEFT LEG, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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