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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 755
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 24YOM FISHING BOAT CAPSIZED COAST GUARD HELICOPTER TRIED TO LIFT OUT OF WATER WITH A ROPE HE FELL OFF THE ROPE INTO THE WATER FRACTURED RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| TIED DOG UP WITH ROPE AND TRIPPED OVER ROPE FALLING ON RIGHT WRIST. DX: FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 47 YOM PT WAS FALLING, GRABBED ROPE & FELT POP IN ARM. RT PRONATOR DIS RUPTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING ROPE W/KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L FOREARM LAC 7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| FELL DOWN A STEEP HILL AFTER SWINGING ON A ROPE AT FAMILY REUNION WITH TREES AROUND DX L FOREARM FX * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| SLIPPED OFF ROOF WITH ROPE WRAPPED AROUND ARM/ RT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS @ HOME FELL ONTO FOLDED ARMS WHILE PLAYING TUG OF WAR WITH DOG TRIPPED OVER THE ROPE. DX -LEFT PROXIMAL ULNAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE BURN LT LOWER ARM AFTER WRAPPING IT AROIUND FOREARM. DX:CONTUSION /ABRASION,HEMATOMA LT FOREARM,UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| RUNNING, HOLDING ONTO A ROPE, FELL LANDED ONTO LT LOWER ARM; + DEFORMIT Y. DX: LT FOREARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING A ROPE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT LOWER RIGHT ARM, LACERATION TO LOWER RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| INJURED HAND WHILE SWINGING ON A ROPE. DX RIGHT FOREARM FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE BURN (ABRASION) LEFT ARM SKIN RASH PER DOCTOR FROM EXTENSIVE ABRASIONS - SUPERFICIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT FELL OFF ROPE, INJURING WRIST DX;; RADIAL BUCKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| TRIPPED OVER ROPE;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Rope or string, Golf carts |
| PT IN A PARADE WAS WALKING BEHIND A GOLF CART HOLDING A ROPE TIED TO TH E CART AND THE CART TOOK OFF ROPE TORE SKIN OFF LOWER ARM AVULSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS CUTTING ROPE, SLIPPED AND STABBED SELF IN FOREARM DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT WAS IN A TREE IN A ROPE SWING AND FELL ABOUT 8 FEET FRACTURED FOREAR M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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