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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,514
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS JUMPING ROPE, ROPE HIT HER IN THE RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rope or string, Knives |
| LT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-CUTTING TWINE W//A KNIFE-CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ABRASION HAND WITH ROPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| HIT ON FOOT BY ROPE DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT JUMPED FROM PICKUP THAT WAS GOING 20 MPH AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN ROPE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON ROAD INJURING R SHOULDER.DX CLAVICLE FX RIGHT |
| 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: 09/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.PT WAS SWINGING ON A ROPE INTO A LAKE AND KNEE GOT CAU GHT IN ROPE AND INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT WAS SWINGING FROM A ROPE IN SHALLOW WATER AND SUSTAINED KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| LT FOOT AND ANKLE PAIN. FELL OFF ROPE SWING AND HIT BANK OF CREEK. DX; LT ANKLE SPRAIN/ LT FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| SWING ON TREE ROPE SWING CAUGHT ON ARM-ACUTE INJURY RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 17 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: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| LT LABIA MINORA LAC-SLIDING DOWN A ROPE INTO THE RIVER-CUT LABIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Rope or string |
| CHI, PT WAS SWINGING FROMA ROPE ON A TREE AND FELL HITTING HEAD., |
| 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: 08/03/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string, Swimming |
| RT 3RD MC FX-AT THE PARK-SWINGING A ROPE WHILE SWIMMING-STRUCK A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS SWINGING ON ROPE AND STRUCK A TREE CAUSING INJURY TO LT FOOT AND ANKLE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT INJURED SHOULDER JUMPING FROM ROPE SWING, ANTERIOR R SHOULDER DISLOC ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| CONTUSION/LACERATION RT KNEE R/O FX...TRIPPEDON ROPE AT RACETRACK AND F ELL ON GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 18 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| # 18 YOM SWINGING FROM TREE ROPE TWISTED FINGER DX FX BASE DISTAL PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 20 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY ROPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ROPE TWISTED LT ANKLE NOW SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| WAS WORKING WITH HORSES. HAD ROPE AROUND WRIST. HORSE SPOOKED AND PULLE D ON ROPE INJURING WRIST. FRACTURE LT DISTAL RADIUS. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| WAS SWINGING OFF A ROPE, THINKS HE DISLOCATED RT SHOULDER. DX; DISLOCATED RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 17 Y/O M C/O ROPE BURN TO HAND. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT HAD SOMETHING IN EYE LAST NIGHT (STRING/HAIR). EYE SWELLING AND REDNESS. D: CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 25 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| TM PERFORATION-SWINGING ON A ROPE-OVER A LAKE-FELL FROM ROPE-HIT THE WA TER ON SIDE OF HEAD-FELT EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT WAS SWINGING FROM A ROPE SWING AND FELL. DX-RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| FRACTURE NASAL - FELL FROM A ROPE SWING INTO WATER AT A CREEK AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE FELL HITTING HER NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| LT SHOULDER STRAIN-FROM SWINGING ON A ROPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT WAS HOLDING HORSE WITH ROPE AND HORSE JERKED CAUSING PATIENT TO HIT ARM ON TRAILER. DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string, Swings or swing sets |
| FELL OFF ROPE SWING DX. FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 25 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 |
| ACUTE STRAIN RT SHOULDER-PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND PULL A 300 LB DECEASED PIG FROM PEN B PULLING WITH A ROPE AND FELT A PULL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT C/O INJURY TO WRIST JUMPED AND TRIPPED ON ROPE DX: FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES TRIPPED ON A PC OF ROPE & FELL DOWN STEPS TWISTING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| HURT RT FOOT. FELL, JUMPED FROM ROPE SWING ON TREE. DX; CLOSED FX RT 3RD AND 4TH MT'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 23 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 23-YOM FRACTURED HIS LUMBAR SPINE AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM A ROPE SW ING. |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
| PATIENT TAKING ROPE OFF LEG OF COW WHEN COW KICKED HIM. D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACE LACERATION, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT FELL 15FT. FROM A REPELING ROPE. DX-LUMBAR AND KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| HURT BACK IN ATHLETICS ON HIGH ROPE TRAINING STARTED ATHLETICS TODAY DX : LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY TO LT EAR - C/O BALL OF STRING WENT INTO LL EAR LAST SUNDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| TRIPED OVER A ROPE LAYING ON GROUND AND FELL, TWISTED RIGHT FOOT, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS CLIMBING ROPE AT EXTREME COMPETITION WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND F ELL INJURING R ANKLE DX R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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