Accidents - Rope or string - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,433
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	467	Lower Trunk:	182
Upper Trunk:	147	Knee:	111
Ankle:	111	Eyeball:	94
Hand:	86	All Of Body:	69
Neck:	69	Elbow:	61
Upper Arm:	16	Upper Leg:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
70 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER ROPE AND HURT RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
55 Y/O F INJURED R HAND WHEN HORSE PULLED ON ROPE SHE WAS HOLDING AT HO ME. DX; CONTUSION R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string
PT CAUGHT HER RIGHT THIRD FINGER IN THE ROPE OF A BOAT AS SHE WAS TYING IT TO THE DOCK AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT IN HER ATTIC AT HOME WAS BALANCING SELF ON A ROPE WHEN THE ROPE GAVE WAY FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS WITH NUMBNESS IN LEGS CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
INFLAMED SKIN TAG RT AXILLA AREA-PT TIED A STRING AROUND SKIN TAG-AREA NOW INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
RT ANKLE FRACTURE.PT WAS PULLING ON A ROPE AND FELL AND INJURED ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
ANKLE SPR. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A ROPE AND FELL TWISTING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
CORNEAL ABRASION - 56 YOM WAS PULLING ON A ROPE THIS MORNING AND WAS ST RUCK IN THE RIGHT EYE BY ONE OF THE KNOTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rope or string
FALLING - HIT ELBOW ON ROPES POSTERIOR DISLOCATION RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Tarpaulins
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE ROPE OF A TARP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Rope or string, Swimming
GOT TANGLED IN A ROPE WHILE ON A SAIL BOAT FELL INTO WATER SWIMMING ALM OST DROWNED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Garage doors
ENTANGLED IN ROPE USED TO CLOSE GARAGE DOOR - FELL PATELLA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
56YOBF IN FROM *** AGTER SHE TRIPPED OVER A ROPE THAT FELL OUT OF SOMEO NE'S TRUNK AND LANDED ON KNEE.DX:SPRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Knives
CUTTING PIECE OF STRING WITH KNIFE - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
RT LONG FINGER ABRASION.PT INJURED FINGER ON A ROPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
RT RING FINGER CT-LEADING A MULE ON A ROPE-THE MULE JERKED ON THE ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	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, Water tubing
WAS BEING PULLED ON INNER TUBE AT LAKE, TURNED OVER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PT. LACERATED FINGER WHEN HE CAUGHT FINGER IN A ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
84 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS USING A ROPE TO PULL A QUARTER HORS E & IT SNATCHED & THE ROPE CUT PT'S FINGER. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
53 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX HUMERUS. PT WAS GETTING OFF OF A PONTOON BOAT & H OLDING ONTO A ROPE & SLIPPED IN THE MUD & FELL. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
TRIPPED OVER A ROPE DX: RIB FX. / CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT PULLING A ROPE AND FELL; SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
59 YO M PULLING A ROPE, FELT SOMETHING POP IN NECK. DX CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PULLING ON ROPE, FELL DX. HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
RT THIGH ROPE BURN-AT HOME-ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO WINDMILL-WIND CAUGHT THE MILL & PULLED THE ROPE-AT HOME-PULLING ROPE AROUND HIS THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 65 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: Avulsion
Product: Rope or string
ROPING HORSES AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ROPE L HAND AVULSION/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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.REPORTED HAIR OR STRING FLEW IN LT.EYE C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION WITH REDNESS. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION LT.EYE CONJUNCTITIVIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
72 YO F TRIPPED OVER STRING, FELL ON R SIDE. DX RIB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string
82 YO M PULLING ROPE GOTCAUGHT ON BRANCH AND INJURED FINGER AMPUTATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN ROPE. DX: R FOURTH METACARPAL FX/LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string
PT ON HIS BOAT WHEN HE DROPPED HIS ANCHOR IN THE WATER FINGER CAUGHT IN THE ROPE AMPUTATED TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
WAS OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED OVER A ROPE AND FELL LANDING ON SIDE. FRACTURED RIGHT HIP. TRANSFERED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT TRIPPED OVER A ROPE AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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