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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 644
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | 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: Scuba diving |
| EAR PAIN-SINCE SCUBA DIVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX TM PERFORATION SECONDARY TO BAROTRAUMA: C/O R EAR PAIN & DISCHARGE X 1D AFTER SCUBA DIVING TODAY DOWN TO 30FT. MILD DEC IN HEAR'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | 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: Scuba diving |
| BAROTRAUMA-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING IN *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 14 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 |
| EAR PAIN WHEN SCUBA DIVING;DX EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 37 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 WAS SNORKELING CAME UP TO FACE FROM A DEPTH OF 2O FEET NOW SEVERE PA IN IN EARS BAROTRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | 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: Scuba diving |
| PT WITH 4 DAYS OF EAR PAIN S/P A TRIP TO *** WHERE PT WENT SCUBA DIVING . D: OTITIS EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| DX OTITIS EXTERNA: C/O 2WKS OF EAR PAIN. HE HAS BEEN SCUBA DIVING IN THE PAST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | 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: Scuba diving |
| DX R EAR BAROTRAUMA: C/O R EAR PAIN, PT WAS SCUBA DIVING - 80FT DEEP, W HE DEVELOPED SEVERE R EAR PAIN; THEREFORE HE ASCENDED FAIRLY RAPIDLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 29 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 IS ENROLLED IN A COMMERCIAL SCUBA DIVING SCHOOL AND DURING A DIVE HE DEVELOPED SEVERE EAR PAIN OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF AND POPPED RIGHT EAR DRUM WHILE DESCEND ING BAROTRAUMA EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| C/O EAR PAIN, FEVER&HEADACHE THAT STATRED AFTER WENT SCUBA DIVING >> OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 19 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 WAS AT *** LAKE DIVING APP. 20FT. UNDER WATER. FELT A SHARPPAIN AND POPPING NOISE IN EAR. DX. OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING TODAY AND DEVELOPED EAR PAIN PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING AND NOW C/O EAR PRESSURE AFTER COMING UP, DX: O TITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 29 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving, Swimming |
| DX CERUMEN IMPACTION: R EAR IRRIGATED 2 WKS AGO. NOW W SEVER R EAR PAIN AFTER WHITE WATER RAFTING, SCUBA DIVING, AND SWIMMING LAST WK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT OUT SCUBA DIVING AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 69 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 WAS SCUBA DIVING OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN BEHIN D EYE AND RIGHT EAR BAROTRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 32 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 |
| WAS SCUBA DIVING; DIDN'T EQUALIZE THE PRESSURE. DEVELOPED EARACHE. SWIM MER'S EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | 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: Scuba diving |
| 21 YOM C/O BILATERAL EAR PAIN SINCE *** DIVING, DX: OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 51 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: Scuba diving |
| DIV ING 60 FT DOWN,EARS POPPED,PERFORATED EAR DRUM,TRAUMA MIDDLE EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 15 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| POSSIBLY INJURED WHILE SCUBA DIVING L EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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