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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 775
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 20 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water skiing |
| EXTERNAL EAR LAC-WATERSKIING-@ APPROX 32-34 MPH-HIT RUDDER W/ EAR-IN LAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/TM PERFORATION. PT FELL & STRUCK THE WATER WHILE WATER SKIING & FELT PAIN TO HIS EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PT WAS WAKE BOARDING WHEN HE HIT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WATER SEVERAL TIMES. DX. TRAUMA TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 15 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PERFORATED R TM/15YOM WAS WATERBOARDING ON LAKE EARLIER TODAY AND FELLH ARD AND C/O R EAR PAIN THAT INCREASED TONIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PT WAS SKIING AT LAKE MEAD AND INJURED EAR DX: LT EAR DRUM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| SIDE OF PT'S HEAD HIT WATER WHILE WATER SKIING. DX: L OTALGIA, HEARING LOSS, PERF TM, BAROTRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PT WAS WAKEBOARDING 2 DAYS AGO & GOT WATER IN EAR. DX: R SWIMMER'S EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Water skiing, First aid equipment |
| FELL WAKEBOARDING IN LAKE YESTERDAY, CLEAR FLUID NOTED AFTER *** INSERT ION TODAY. DX; PERFORATED TM, BAROTRAUMA EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PT WAS WATER SKIING AND SKI BOARD HIT PT ON RT SIDE OF HEAD/EAR AS PT FELL; RUPTURED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 28 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Water skiing |
| TM PERFORATION-EAR HIT WATER WHILE WATER SKIING IN RIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 20 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| WRECKED WHILE WATERSKIING, HIT FACE-FIRST, C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN DX: MICROPERFORATION OF RIGHT EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| CRASHED WHILE WATER SKIIING,EAR DRUM RUTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PT WAS WAVE BOARDING WHEN HE FELL OFF STRIKING EAR ON WATER. EAR PAIN - DRAINAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 45 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| PT WAS WATER SKIING ON A LAKE WHEN HE FELL AND PERFORATED HIS RT EAR DR UM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-SINCE WATERSKIING-HIT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water skiing |
| DX LEFT EAR PERFORATION: FELL WHILE WAKEBOARDING, INJURED EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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