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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 234
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| 9YOF CLIMBING A ROPE IN THE GYM AT MARTIAL ARTS CLASS AND FELL OFF FRAC TURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 12 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: Other |
| Product: Rope or string, Swimming |
| PT SWIMMING IN POND, WAS SWINGING ON ROPE, PT GOT ROPE WRAPPED AROUND N ECK AND R UPPER ARM. ACUTE R UPPER ARM COMPARTMENT SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Rope or string, Tools |
| 58YOM WAS CUTTING TREE DOWN ,ROPE SNAPPED BACK STRIKING LT UPPER ARM;HEMATOMA ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rope or string |
| DX SKIN DISORDER: PT TRIED TO TIE A STRING AROUND A LARGE SKIN TAG ON L UPPER ARM 3D AGO IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT & SKIN TAG BECAME ENLARGED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 21 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rope or string |
| DX FX HUMERUS: ACUTE ONSET L ARM PN W CLIMB'G ROPE IN GYM TODAY, W ALMOST TO TOP W NOTED LOUND "POP:" W INSTANT PN & WEAKNESS IN L ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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