Accidents - Rope or string - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,315
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	317	Upper Arm:	170
Head:	160	Hand:	129
Lower Arm:	126	Knee:	99
Lower Trunk:	97	Face:	72
Shoulder:	68	Lower Leg:	41
Ankle:	15	Eyeball:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
PT. WAS TRYING TO BREAK A HORSE, THE HORSE JERKED THE ROPE AND JERKED THE PATIENT'S SHOULDE.R DIAGNOSIS; POSSIBLE MUSCLE TEAR SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/24/2005	Age: 54 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
PT CUTTING STRING ON HAM DX LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
WHILE PULLING ON A ROPE TIED TO A TREE AT CHURCH, PIVOTED AROUND TOWARD R, PUSHED OFF W/LARGE TOE, PAIN L CALF. DX. STRAIN L CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT DX RT HAND CONTUSION - S/P CRUSHED INJURY,ROPE TIGHTENED ON HAND YESTERDAY AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PT AT THE AIR PORT WAS TRYING TO LASH DOWN HIS OWN PERSONAL AIRPLANE TH REE DAYS AGO BEFORE THE STORM THE ROPE STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER SOME ROPE AT A CONVENTION CENTER LANDING ON HER KNEES & HAS TENDERNESS. DX - KNEE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 71 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
TRIPPED OVER ROPE & STICK @ STORYTELLING FESTIVAL DX RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	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
80 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER ROPE AT CASINO AND FELL TO FLOOR LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 77 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, Bags
PT TRIPPED OVER ROPE WHEN TAKING OUT TRASH BAG CAUSING HIP INJ DX:HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 09/09/2005	Age: 51 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
TRIPPED OVER TENT ROPE OUTSIDE OF A DEPARTMENT STORE DURING TENT SALE. CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
PT. WALKING IN CREEK AT HOME, FELL TANGLED IN BAILING TWINE, HIT NOSE ON ROCK. DX. NASAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Rope or string
LAUNCHING BOAT & ROPE WRAPPED AROUND HAND. CRUSH INJURY RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
78 Y/O F INJURED HEAD WHEN TRIPPED OVER ROPE AT HOME. DX; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string, Garage doors
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS PULLING ON GARAGE DOOR WHEN THE ROPE BROKE STRAINING BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT WAS CUTTING ROPE W/RAZOR BLADE AND CUT THUMB. DX: THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
WHILE PLAYING TUG-O-WAR, ROPE WAS WRAPPED AROUND HAND, CONTUSION TO HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string, Doors
54 YO FEMALE INJURED RIGHT THUMB WHILE PULLING ROPE TO OPEN STUCK DOOR STRAIN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Rope or string
FELL FROM HOLDING ROPE DX. ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
USING ROPE AS A DOG LEASH - WRAPPED AROUND FINGER - DOG PULLED FINGER CONT/CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
64 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED CONTUSING HER RIGHT KNEE AFTER GETTING HER FOOT CAUGHT IN TWINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
54 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON ROPE AT WILD WILD WEST RIGHT KNEE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
HAND SPRAIN-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-@ HOME-HAD ROPE WRAPPED AROUND HAND & TREE JERKED BACKWARDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Rope or string
HAND CTS-WHILE TYING ROPE ON BOAT-IN THE RIVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Rope or string
PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN A ROPE AND A TRAILER PTRTIAL LT 4TH FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Rope or string
R INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN ROPE ON HORSE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Rope or string, Clothing
PT TAKING CLOTHES OFF OF CLOTHES LINE AT HOME, BECAME DIZZY AND FELL BA CK HITTING HEAD, CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Rope or string
PT AT ***, FELL WHEN ROPE IN THE LINE GAVE WAY,FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD SC ALP HEMATOMA CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Rope or string
FELL WHILE PULLING ROPE DX L FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Rope or string
58 YO - DX: L INGUINAL HERNIA - WAS PULLING ON A ROPE & FELT A "POP" IN LOWER ABDOMEN WITH PAIN
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

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 57 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
PT TYING BOAT OFF TO DOCK AT HOME, ROPE WAS WRAPPED AROUND RT ARM, BOAT THRASHING ABOUT IN WAVES PT SUSTAINED LAC TO RT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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