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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 335
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| FX R HUMERUS/61YOM FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM WHILE HOLDING ROPE ATTACH ED TO A TREE LIMB BEING CUT BY SOMEONE. LIMB FELL PULLING HIM DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT TRIPPED OVER STRING IN GARDEN, FELL R UPPER ARM HIT CORNER OF BUILDI NG. DX. CONT R ARM, R CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS HOLDING ON A ROPE AROUND HIS UPPER ARM TIED TO THE BACK OF A *** THE *** TOOK OFF SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| FELL OFF ROPE SWING DX UPPER ARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT C/O FALL AND RT ARM LAC. PT FELL AND ARM GOT CAUGHT IN ROPE AND WRAP PED AROUNG ARM. DX LAC UPPER RT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| UPPER ARM FRACTURE, ROPE TIED AROUND LEG AND FELL ONTO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF UPPER ARM PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF OF ROPE. DX - ACUTE PROXIMAL HUMEROUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| TRIPPED OVER ROPE @ *** DX HUMERUS FX DX HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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