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Accidents - Rope or string - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,248
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:379Ankle:177
Lower Leg:164Hand:139
Upper Trunk:89Shoulder:86
Lower Trunk:75Wrist:52
Lower Arm:17Mouth:17
Upper Leg:16Elbow:15
Eyeball:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/24/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT TRIPPED OVER A ROPE AT A MOVIE THEATER AND INJURED ANKLE. D: MALLEOL AR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
ROPE CAUGHT AROUND PT'S FINGER AT MARINA. DX: L FOURTH FINGER OPEN FX, AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string
PT OUT IN THE GULF ON A BOAT THAT WAS TETHERED TO ANOTHER BOAT THE ROP E WRAPPED AROUND LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
SLIPPED AND FELL HOLDING ONTO ROPE; SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT'S FINGER CAUGHT IN ROPE WHILE TRYING TO TIE UP DOG. DX: L THIRD FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN TRIPPING ON A ROPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Knives
LACERATION FINGER - 52 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIF E WHILE CUTTING NYLON ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT PULLING ON A ROPE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT HAND STRAI NED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
CUT L INDEX FINGER ON ROPE DX L INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
CONTUS L RIBS; ROPING WHEN THE HORSE HIT HIS HEAD ) HE WOKE UP OF THE G ROUND WITH CHEST PAIN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string, Sports and recreational activity
RODEO CONTESTANT, HAD ROPE WRAPPED AROUND THUMB AND SADDLE HORN, ROPE TIGHTENED AND THUMB WASPULLED OFF DX:AMPUTATED THUMB,TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT FRACTURED HIS ANKLE WHILE SWINGING FROM A ROPE INTO THE RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/09/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
80 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER SECURITY ROPE AT BREAKFAST BUFFET LACERATION UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Handrails, railings or banisters
PATIENT FELL AT THE MOVIE THEATER, FELL OVER A RAIL, TRIPPED ON A ROPE. DX-HAND FRACTURE, RIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
HER CAT CAUGHT IN ROPE, BUT AND SCRATCHED HER UNTANGLING CAT ON ARM DX; CAT BITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
ROPE BURNS TO R FINGERS 1 WEEK AGO DX: R LACS 2-5 DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT SUSTAINED WRIST SPRAIN FROM ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT SUST SPRAIN TO WRIST WHILE PULLING ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
LEFT LEG ABRASION-WHILE WALKING DOG, DOG'S ROPE GOT WRAPPED AROUND PT'S LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT TRIPPED OVER ROP ON GROUND FELL TO GROUND NO LOC RT ANKLE SWOLLEN AN D PAINFUL RT ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT TYING OFF HER BOAT TYING THE ROPE AROUND A BOAT DOCK CLETE CAUGHT HE R RIGHT THUMB AND HAD IT PULLED STRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT TWISTED LOW BACK THIS MORNING WHEN PULLING ROPE IN HOT AIR BALLOON. D: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
LEG PAIN WHILE JUMPING ROPE IN CONTEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Floors or flooring materials
85 YO F TRIPPED ON CORD FALLING ON FLOOR FX FEMUR NECK CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/06/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string, Floors or flooring materials
70 YEAR OLD FEMALE LEANED AGAINST ROPE AND FELL TO FLOOR AND HURT HIP A T CASINO - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 01/20/2004Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS PULLING ON A ROPE YESTERDAY STRAINED RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS TYING OFF A BOAT TO A DOCK WHEN SHE GOT HER RIGHT THIRD FINGER C AUGHT IN A ROPE THE BOAT SHIFTED ROPE PULLED ON FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT FELL AT CHURCH, GOT CAUGHT IN A LOW ROPE, TRIPPED, FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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