Accidents - Rope or string - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,883
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	581	Lower Trunk:	251
Face:	231	Elbow:	159
Lower Arm:	136	Upper Trunk:	135
Hand:	92	Wrist:	90
Ankle:	82	Knee:	60
Shoulder:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Head:	15	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
57 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER ROPE AT BALLY'S FRACTURE RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string, Paper products
FEET TANGLED IN STRING USED TO TIE UP L A TIMES HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	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
DX LEFT 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS LACERATIONS: CUT FINGERS ON TWINE THAT RAN THROUGH FINGERS AS IT PULLED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Floors or flooring materials
73 YO FEMALE FELL INTO VELVET ROPE AND TO FLOOR AT CASINO LACERATION EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 62 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
SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB FROM A ROPE WHILE TRYING TO HALTE R A HORSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
TRIPPED ON STRING IN FAMILY MEMBERS YARD/ FX RT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
LEFT HAND INJ, PT WAS HOLDING HORSE BY A NYLON ROPE AND WHEN THE HORSE LUNGED, IT NEARLY AVULSED FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
RT KNEE TWISTED WHEN TANGLED IN ROPE PULLED BY HORSE DX: RT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
FRACTURE R ANKLE - FALL WHEN CATCHING ANKLE IN ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER ROPE AT BANK AND HIT ELBOW ON FLOOR; ELBOW CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
A TOW ROPE BROKE AND PATIENT HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON A DOCK THAT HE OWNS, HAPPENED AT CAMPGROUND AT 1130. DX LACERATION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rope or string
PT CAUGHT 5TH FINGER IN BALL OF HAY TWINE WHILE THROWING BAILS DX: DISTAL TENDON AVULSION 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PATIENT TRIPPED & FELL OVER GOAT HELD BY ROPE. DX; FRACTURE RIBS & CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
60 YOWF TRIPPED OVER A STRING AT A GOLF COURSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	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: Crushing
Product: Rope or string
/ 54 YEAR OLD MALE ROPE TIED TO BOAT CAUGHT FINGER ON LAKE DX CRUSHING INJ FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
TRIPPED OVER A ROPE WHILE AT *** MUSEUM, INJURING CHEST. CHEST WALL CONTUSION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Rope or string
HOLDING ONTO A HORSE WITH A ROPE. HORSE RAN. CAUGHT FINGER IN ROPE. DISLOCATION RT 4TH FINGER. TRANSFER BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO INDPLS HOSP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 66 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
66-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER BY CATCHING IT BETWEEN A RO PE AND A HORSE WAGON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 52 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: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Knives
52 YOM CUT W/ KNIFE WHILE CUTTING ROPE LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
WRIST FRACTURE - TRIPPED OVER ROPE DIVIDER AT BANK INJURING LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
LT ELBOW CT-TRIPPED OVER A ROPE & FELL ON ELBOW AT A STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2002	Age: 51 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
CUT FINGER WITH A STRING WHILE TANNING DEER HIDE/ LAC LT SMALL FINGER/C ELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Rope or string
PATIENT WAS LOGGING WITH A NYLON ROPE, ROPE BROKE AND HOOK CUTPATIENT'S LEG. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROPE INJURING PELIVIS AREADX FX PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
57 Y/O F INJURED LOWER ARM WHEN HER DOG ON A ROPE TRIPPED HER AT HOME.D X; L ARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 70 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
FINGER CAUGHT ON ROPE WHILE TYING UP CALF, CALF JERKED, CUT TO END OF F INGER. DX. LAC R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string, Other ranges
PT WAS MOVING A STOVE UP A RAMP WITH A ROPE THE ROPE BROKE CAUSING THE PT TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
THROWING A ROPE TO SOMEONE AT A SPECIAL OLYMICS EVENT LOST BALANCE FELL WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Rope or string
CUTTING DOWN TREE @ NEIGHBOR'S HOME, THREW STRING W/WEIGHT ON END AROUND LIMB, GOT STUCK, PULLED HARD, WEIGHT HIT FOREHEAD. AVULS FOREHEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
93 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX HIP. PT TRIPPED OVER A ROPE @ ASSISTED LIVING FAC ILITY. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 65 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
PT GOT ROPE CAUGHT AROUND FINGER. DX: OPEN FX R FIFTH FINGER/3 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
DX RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN: INVERTED ANKLE AFTER TRIPPING OVER ROPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PATIENT TRIPPEDON ROPE AND FELL. D: COLLES FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
HOLDING ROPE TO EXERCISE HORSE FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT STATES TRIPPED OVER A ROPE & LANDED ON NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE CLIMBING DOWN ROPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 53 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 ON A BOAT WHEN HE WAS LETTING DOWN THE ANCHOR GOT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER CAUGHT IN THE ROPE AMPUTATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
FELL TODAY ON CONCRETE WHEN FOOT CAUGHT IN A ROPE. NASAL FRACTURE AND FACIAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
FELL TO GROUND WHILE PULLING ROPE TO PULL DOWN PART OF TREE. NONWORK. FRACTURE RIGHT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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