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Accidents - Scuba diving - Year 2002 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 282
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:30
26-50 years old:236
50+ years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/19/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING AT 30 FT AND NOW HAS DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT DRINKING ALCOHOL AND SCUBA DIVING TO 120 FT DEVELOPED SEVERE CHEST P AIN AND RT SIDED PARALYSIS- BENZ- TRANSFERRED TO A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/21/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RAN OUT OF AIR WHILE DIVING, CAME UP TOO FAST DX. BENDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
DECOMPRESSION AFTER SCUBA DIVING 55 FT;DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
DEEP SEA DIVING 2 DAYS AGO AND THEN FLEW IN AIRPLANE/ DECOMPRESSION SIC KNESS, BENDS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT ARRIVES TO ED FOR CLEARANCE FOR HYPERBARICS CHAMBER AFTER SCUBA DIVI NG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS-OUT DIVING 1 DAY PTA-DOVE 3 TIMES & DID NOT DECOMPRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT DIVING 105 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING IN GULF, DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN LOWER EXTREMITIES, ADMIT TED TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER FOR DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS AFTER SCUBA DIVING 84 FEET DOWN;FEVER,CHILLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING WAS SWEPT BY TIDE TO 190', LOST REGUL & MASK. BUDDY BRO UGHT HIM UP BUDDY BREATHING. DX: UNCONTR EMERG ASCENT, POSS AGE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING IN COZUMEL AND DEVELOPED DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS,BODY PAIN,TRANS TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AT MASS EYE AND EAR HOSP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RAPID ACCENT WHILE SCUBA DIVINGDX: DECOMPRESSION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RAPID ACCENT FROM SCUBA DIVINGDX: ACUTE DECOMPRESSION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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