Accidents - Scuba diving - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,231
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	32
16-25 years old:	315
26-50 years old:	667
50+ years old:	215

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	430	Eyeball:	153
Toe:	128	Foot:	127
Hand:	86	Elbow:	69
Head:	69	All Of Body:	49
Lower Leg:	32	Face:	32
Finger:	31	Lower Trunk:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT DIVING PRACTICE INJURIED LEG ON A NAIL SUSTAINED " LOWER LEG LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WITH SWOLLEN TOES 3 DAYS AFTER SCUBA DIVING. DOES NOT RECALL BITES O R SCRAPING TOES. D: TOE CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2004	Age: 51 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: Scuba diving
CUT FINGER SCUBA DIVING HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING THIS MORNING, TRIED TO CLEAR EARS AND EARS BLED. D: TIM PANIC MEMBRANE RUPTURE, OTITIS MEDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 34 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: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING IN GULF, WENT DOWN 20 FEET, FELT PAIN LT EAR, BARO TRAU MA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 33 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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Scuba diving
PT WITH HEMOORAGE TO EYES S/P SCUBA DIVING IN *** 2 DAYS AGO AND HAVING MASK SQUEEZE. D: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 30 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: Scuba diving
PT C/O EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WITH COMPLAINT OF DIZZINESS AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
LACERATION FINGER - 34 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON SOME OBJECT WHI LE SCUBA DIVING AT A QUARRY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT C/O JAW DISCOMFORT AND NECK PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FRACTURE: SCUBA 02 TANK FELL ONTO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS OUT SCUBA DIVING IN *** SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOOTON SO ME BARNACLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT C/O NUMBNESS AND PAIN AFTER DIVING OVER THE WEEKEND DX:DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
STATES HE WAS SCUBA DIVING AND EAR STARTED HURTING DX RT EXTERNAL OTTIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS DEEP SEA SCUBA DIVING WHEN HE DEVELOPED SEVERE HEADACHE AND FACI AL PAIN HEAD ACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
HIT SOMETHING OR WAS STUNG WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX. LOWER LEG ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Scuba diving
50 YO MALE WAS SCUBA DIVING AT 30 FEET AND SCUBA SUIT FILLED WITH WATER NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming
OTITIS EXTERNA-SINCE SCUBA DIVING & SWIMMING OVER THE WEEKEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 51 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: Scuba diving
OTITIS EXTERNA-SINCE SCUBA DIVING IN ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	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: Scuba diving
PT OUT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN RIGHT EAR RIGHT OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
PT OUT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING AND GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE RUBBED I T NOW INFLAMED ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 44 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: Scuba diving
BAROTRAUMA EAR - 44 YOM C/O LEFT EAR PAIN AFTER GOING SCUBA DIVING ON W EDNESDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
BILATERAL EAR PAIN - 35 YOF C/O PAIN IN BOTH EARS AFTER SCUBA DIVING LA ST WEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN BELIZE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIG HT FOOT ON SOMETHING IN THE WATER GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
34 Y/O M C/O RUPTURED EAR DRUM WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX: PERFORATED LT. MIDDLE EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
CONTUSION FOOT - 14 YOM WAS WEARING SCUBA FLIPPERS AND RUNNING IN A REL AY RACE, C/O RIGHT FOOT PAIN AFTER IT BENT IN DOWNWARD MOTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT VACATIONING HERE FROM CONNETICUT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED A SP ONTANEOUS NOSEBLEED- EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN *** 2 WKS AGO WHEN HE KNICKED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON SOME CORAL NOW IT IS SWOLLEN AND INFECTED CELLULITIS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
DX LOWER BACK CONTUSION: SCUBA DIVING, TWISTED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING DX. EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
DROPPED SCUBA OXYGEN TANK ON RT. FOOT DX: FRACTURE RT. BIG TOE, SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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