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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| STRING CAUGHT AND LAC ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 11/15/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE WRAPPED AROUND HAND AND HORSE PULLED IT AND JERKED LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| SLID DOWN ROPE CAUSING ABRASIONS TO FINGERS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 11 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, Knives with replaceable blades |
| WAS TRYING TO CUT A ROPE WITHA POCKET KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. 2CM LACERATION LT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT FRACTURE HER FINGER FROM CATCHING FINGER IN A ROPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT CAUGHT R 5TH FINGER IN ROPE C/O PAIN.ECCHYMOSIS. DX: SPRAIN TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 09/25/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT HOLDING LARGE DOG TIED W/ROPE TO A LEVELER. LEVELER ROLLED OVER PT'S ARM & ROPE CAUGHT ON PT'S FINGERS. DX: FX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 09/08/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| AT GRANDFATHER'S RANCH ROPING CATTLE, COW TOOK OFF, RIGHT 5TH FINGER CAUGHT IN ROPE DX:LACERATION ( WAS ROPING FOR FUN) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT WAS SWING ON A ROPE AND INJURED HIS HAND. DX-LEFT HAND 3RD DIGIT SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 52 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, 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: 08/16/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPING CATTLE DX FINGER FX, DISLOCATION AND AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS CALF ROPING AND GOT TIP OF FINGER CAUGHT IN TWISTED ROPE. DX: LACERATION AND PARTIAL DEGLOVING INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 08/01/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| CAUGHT HANDS IN ROPE YESTERDAY JUMPING INTO WATER OFF ROPE DX: R MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS SWINGING ON A ROPE AND JUMPING INTO ***WHEN HE FRA CTURED HIS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT C/O CUT THUMB OFF. PT WAS WORKING WITH HORSES AND THE ROPE AMPUTATED PART OF THUMB. DX AMPUTATED LFT THUMB WITH BONE EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 37 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, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING ROPE WITH A KNIFE AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 55 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: 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: 07/14/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT CAUGHT RING FINGER IN ROPE WHILE SWINGING INTO RIVER DX: FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT FRACTURED HIS FINGER ON A ROPE SWING AT THE RIVER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2004 | Age: 35 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 |
| PATIENT'S FINGERS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROPE AND A TREE. DX-BROKEN FINGERS LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE SWINGING ON RIVER, KNOT IN ROPE HIT FINGER. DX: DISLOCATION FINGE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| MOM TIED STRING AROUND PTS EXTRA DIGIT 3 MONTHS AGO, DIGIT BLEEDING TOD AY, DX AMPUTATION FINGER(EXTRA DIGIT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 54 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 |
| 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: 06/25/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 47 Y/O F INJURED L 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS WHEN HORSE PULLED BACK ON ROPE A T PARK. DX; AMPUTATION 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT FELL OFF ROPE SWIMG; FINGER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 34 YO MALE TWISTED FINGER WHILE PULLING A ROPE YESTERDAY RIGHT FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| PLAYING TUG OF WAR, FINGER CAUGHT IN ROPE DX R 5TH DIGIT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| SWINGING ON ROPE AT LAKE, HURT WRIST, HAND. DX R FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string, Camping equipment |
| WHILE CUTTING A ROPE ON A TENT PT CUT FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER---NOT STATED WHAT SHE CUT IT WITH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 04/24/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT PAIN/SWELLING TO FINGER. INJURED FINGER WHILE ROPING. DX: SPRAINED R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 43 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. WAS LOADING HIS HORSE AND THE HORSE GOT AWAY AND HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE ROPE - FX. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LITTLE FI NGER - FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN ROPE AND CAR BUMPER - IN STREET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF CATCHING IT IN A ROPE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 47 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 |
| R THUMB LAC ROPE CUT THUMB, HORSE WAS STARTLED DX: OPEN FX R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| CAUGHT FINGER ON A ROPE DX: ABRASIONS TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: 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: 01/01/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT DANGLING ROPE OUTSIDE MOVING CAR, ROPE WRAPPED AROUND FINGER, ROPE C AUGHT ON WHEEL OF SLOW MOVING CAR AND AMPUTATED RING FINGER; AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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