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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT REPORTEDLY IN A CAR BEING TOWED BY A ROPE. LOST CONTROL AND STR UCK UTILITY POLE. D: FEMUR FRACTURE, CLOSED; FACE LACERATIONS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT WAS LOGGING WITH A NYLON ROPE, ROPE BROKE AND HOOK CUTPATIENT'S LEG. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| INJURED CLIMBING A ROPE DX. THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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