Accidents - Rope or string - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,000
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	168	Neck:	155
Toe:	139	Eyeball:	84
Elbow:	81	Internal:	74
Ear:	69	Shoulder:	68
Lower Leg:	68	Head:	22
Ankle:	16	Upper Leg:	16
Hand:	16	Knee:	6
Lower Trunk:	6	Finger:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Rope or string
3 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO NOSE. PT HAD PUT STRING UP NOSE @ HOME. E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string
PT FELL 4 FEET OFF A ROPE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON PACKED DIRT. DX MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ABRAS'.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
GOT ROPE AROUND NECK DX: ABRASION TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
10 MONTH OLD INFANT NOTED TO HAVE A STRING OR PIECE OF HAIR AROUND LT 3 RD & 4TH TOES CAUSING CONSTRICTION OF CIRCULATION. CIRC. CONSTRICTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
CORNEAL ABRASION (L) EYEBALL, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING WITH A CORD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A ROPE. D EYE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS PLAYING TUG OF WAR WITH A ROPE WHEN SHE LET GO AND HIT A WALL CA USING A LACERATION TO HER FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Balloons
PT CUT MIDDLE FINGER-RIGHT HAND SIBLING TIED A BALLON STRING AROUND FINGER 2 DAYS AGO. DX FINGER LACERATION CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Floors or flooring materials
4 Y.O. W FX LEG. PT TRIPPED OVER A ROPE & FELL TO HARDWOOD FLOOR @ HOME . E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PT. WAS JUMPING ROPE AND FELL AND CUT HER FACE - 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
PT HAD A STRING CAUGHT AROUND LEFT THIRD TOE CUT OFF BLOOD SUPPLY TURNE D PURPLE TOURNIQUET SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rope or string
PT. AWOKE WITH LT. ARM PAIN LAST NIGHT, PT. GOT LT. WRIST WRAPPED IN A CORD- JUMPED & FELL. DX: NURSEMAID'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Rope or string
PATIENT HAD STRING COMING FROM RECTUM WHEN HAVING BOWEL MOVEMENT AT HOM E; STRING PULLED OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Rope or string
PUT STRING IN RT EAR TODAY. POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
2YOM-ROPE BURN NECK-OCCURRED AT DAYCARE TODAY-POLICE NOTIFED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
ROPE BURN TO R HAND DX: ABRASION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 5 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: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS SHOULDER AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM A CLIMBING ROPE AT THE PARK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rope or string
16MOM MAY HAVE POSSIBLY INGESTED STRING FROM STRING CANDY NECKLACE.NO S /S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
PT TRIPPED OVER ROPE C/O KNEE PAIN R
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
FRACTURED FACE WHEN FELL FROM ROPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT AT A PLAYGROUND WHEN AN OLDER CHILD WAS SQWINGING ON A ROPE HIT THE CHILD FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string, Doors
PT JUMPING OVER ROPE FELL I TO WALL HITTING DOOR WOITH LT ELBOW CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Aluminum foil wrapping products
PLAYING WITH BROTHER SWINGING ROPE WITH FOIL ON THE END AND PT GOT HIT; LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
4 Y/O M INJURED L ELBOW WHEN TRIPPED ON ROPE WHILE RUNNING IN PARK. DX; FX L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT C/O INJURY TO RT ANKLE - HX OF FALL WHILE IN GYM CLASS PLAYING JUMP ING ROPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
PT WAS HANGING ON A ROPE IN SCHOOL AND FELL OFF - BACK OF HEAD WAS BLEE DING. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Rope or string
INGESTED STRING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 4 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
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A PIECE OF TWINE DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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