Accidents - Rope or string - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,129
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	523	Hand:	359
Upper Trunk:	343	Lower Leg:	148
Wrist:	132	Lower Trunk:	116
Face:	101	Shoulder:	86
Ankle:	84	Lower Arm:	78
Head:	62	Upper Arm:	62
Elbow:	15	Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string
54YOF WALKING HER ROTTWEILER BY A ROPE AND THE DOG PULLED ON THE ROPE P ULLED TO THE GROUND ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Mobile/manufactured homes
62YOM ON THE TOP OF HIS TRAILER AND FELL OFF LEG GOT CAUGHT UP IN A ROP E AND HUNG UPSIDE DOWN FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
84 Y/O/F TRIPPED OVER A ROPE AT SUPER MARKET DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rope or string, Tombstones or grave markers
72YOF STOPPED AT SHOPN SAVE TO PURCHASE A GRAVE BLANKET DID NOT SEE A ROPE AROUND AREA,TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE AND HAND;FACIAL HEMATOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
71YOF OUTSIDE WITH HER HUSBAND AT HOME THERE WAS A ROPE HANGING SOME HOW GOT CAUGHT UP ON ROPE FELL;HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rope or string
CUT ON METAL STRING. DX-AVULSION L INDEX FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
71YOF PLAYING WITH THE DOGS AND FELL OVER THE ROPE ONTO CHEST AT HOME CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ROPE DX: CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string
LEADING HORSE BY ROPE, HORSE REARED, PULLED PT IN AIR THEN PT FELL DX: R RIB FX'S, PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
FELL ON CONCRETE ON MAIN STREET-TRIPPED OVER A ROPE DX CONTUSION L WRIST/THUMB *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 56 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
56 YOM S/P FALL 15 FOOT FROM A TREE HE WAS ROPED IN WITH HELMET ROPE TO LONG PT LANDED ON BACK- DX- LOWER TRUNK STRAIN AND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
TRIPPED OVER A ROPE IN THE YARD AT HOME - FELL TO THE GROUND - LANDED O N RIGHT SHOULDER. FRACTURE, RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string, Bicycles or accessories
RAN INTO ROPE WHILE ON BICYCLE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER A ROPE CAUSNG A LT HAND STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
81YOF WAS VISITING A FRIEND FOR A DINNER PARTY LAST NIGHT,TRIPPED OVER A ROPE INJURED WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT SUSTAINED AND INJURY FROM A ROPE AT A PARK. UNKNOWN HOW INJURY OCCUR RED. DX. CHEST/ RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED OVER A ROPE FELL LANDING ON CONCRETE DX- CONT T O FOREHEAD , HANDS AND KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, WAS CAUGHT IN SOME ROPE, PULLED BY A HORSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Knives
PT WAS TRYING TO CUT A ROPE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 57 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, Fences or fence posts
PT CAUGHT ROPE AROUND FINGER WHILE TYING A COW TO A FENCE. DX: L 4/5 DIGIT FX'S, L MIDDLE FINGER 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 54 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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT IN A LOCAL PARK AND SOMEHOW SUSTAINED "ROPE BURNS" TO HANDS ABRASION S HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 63 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
GOT FINGER TANGLED IN ROPE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN ROPE WHILE ON BOAT IN THE LOCKS. DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 52 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
PT WAS HOLDING ROPE, HORSE GOT AWAY, NOW W/ROPE BURNS TO PALM, FINGERSL HAND. DX. FRICTION BURNS 2 DEG L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER ON ROPE. DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO 5TH FINGER, RIG HT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string, Pipes
WOUND INFECTION: 86YOM TRIPPED ON CORD THAT GOES TO HIS AMERICAN FLAG POLE, HIT SHIN ON PIPE CAUSING ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
DX RUPTURE PATELLAR TENDON/POSS NON DISPLACED FX MID PATELLA: PULL'G FISH'G BOAT OF OF WATER. ROPE BROKE & PT FELL F BOAT TRAILER; ON R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
C/O HAND PAIN/BURN S/P A ROPE FROM A BOAT SLIPPED THRU HAND >>ABRS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 56 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
FINGERS FX-HAD ROPE AROUND FINGERS WHILE LEADING A HORSE WHEN HORSE JER KED AWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PT HOLDING ROPE FOR DOG AND DOG TOOK OFF, THE ROPE RIPPED THRU PT'S (L) HAND DX;; LAC (L) SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
HELPING NEPHEW TO CUT A TREE, PULLING ON A ROPE&SUDDENLY DEVELOPED SHOU ILDER PAIN>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER ROPE FRACXTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
STRAINED L ANKLE, PT WAS "ROPING" A CALF AND ROPE GOT CAUGHT AROUND ANKLE AND PULLED HIM DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT GOT "ROPE BURN" (ABRASION)TO (R) SHIN DX;; CELLULITIS 2ND DEGREE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rope or string, Tools
58YOM WAS CUTTING TREE DOWN ,ROPE SNAPPED BACK STRIKING LT UPPER ARM;HEMATOMA ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Rope or string
HAND CRUSH INJURY-INJURED ON A ROPE WHILE HOLDING A HORSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT HAD CONTROL OF A HORSE USING LEAD ROPE, HORSE SPOOKED AND JERKED THE ROPE OUT OF HANDS, INJURING TO HANDS DX: STRAIN WITH ABRASIONS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
ELBOW FX. PT INJURED ELBOW WHEN PULLING ON A ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string, Floors or flooring materials
FD DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR UNRESPONSIVE WITH A ROPE AROUND NECK,?CIRCUMSTAN CES, LAST SEEN 3D AGO>>ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string, Fishing
PT FELL WHEN TRIPPED OVER ROPE WHILE FISHING. DX. STRAIN MUSCLE R LOWE R LEG, HIP, TIGH, KNEE, LEG, ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 81 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
PT FELL OUTSIDE ON A ROPE C/O (L) SIDE CHEST PAIN DX;; ACUTE FALL (L) RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Footwear
79YO WHITE FEMALE AT THE SYMPHONY TRIED TO GO UNDER A ROPE,TRIPPED-ON OWN SHOE,FELL-DX R HIP FEMORAL NECK FX,R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	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
TRIPPED OVER A ROPE IN THE GARAGE&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST CEMENT SURF ACE, NO LOC>>CHI/HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rope or string, Golf carts
PT IN A PARADE WAS WALKING BEHIND A GOLF CART HOLDING A ROPE TIED TO TH E CART AND THE CART TOOK OFF ROPE TORE SKIN OFF LOWER ARM AVULSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS CUTTING ROPE, SLIPPED AND STABBED SELF IN FOREARM DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 51 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 WRAPPED ROPE AROUND HAND AND HORSE TOOK OFF. PT FELL TO KNEES AND RO PE CAME OFF HAND AND LACERATED FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	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
51 YOM WAS PULLING HEAVY OBJECT INTO *** WITH ROPE AND HURT CHESTCHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
FACIAL LAC, PT WAS TIGHTENING A ROPE WHEN IT SNAPPED HITTING FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN ROPE BEING PULLED BY HORSE AND HORSE TRAILER. H AS OPEN FRACTURE FINGER, LACERATION OTHER FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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