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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 7 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: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| ROPE CAUGHT AROUND PT'S LEGS AND PULLED HER INTO WATER WHILE RIDING ON BOAT. DX: R TIB/FIB FX OPEN/DISPLACED, DEGLOV/VASCUL INJ BILAT LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 20 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| C/O ROPE WRAPPING AROUND BODY WHIEL BOATING. UPPER & LOWER LEG CONTUSI ONS, ABRASION. ARM CONTUSIONS ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT HAD ROPE WRAPPED AROUND LEGS WHEN BOAT TOOK OFF DRAGGING PT.DX: ROP E BURNS BILAT LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string, Pipes |
| WOUND INFECTION: 86YOM TRIPPED ON CORD THAT GOES TO HIS AMERICAN FLAG POLE, HIT SHIN ON PIPE CAUSING ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT INJURED LOWER LEG ON A ROPE DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT GOT "ROPE BURN" (ABRASION)TO (R) SHIN DX;; CELLULITIS 2ND DEGREE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rope or string |
| DOG ROPE GOT WRAPPED AROUND LOWER LEGS AND CAUSED ROPE BURNS. DX. LAC R LOWER LEGS AND CAUSED ROPE BURNS. DX. LAC R LOWER EXTREMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rope or string, Fishing |
| PT FELL WHEN TRIPPED OVER ROPE WHILE FISHING. DX. STRAIN MUSCLE R LOWE R LEG, HIP, TIGH, KNEE, LEG, ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rope or string |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A ROPE AND HURT RIGHT LEG. D: CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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