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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,331
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 60YOF SUBA DIVING IN THE KEYS YESTERDAY AND GOT INTO A JELLYFISH AND ST UNG IN THE UPPER ARM NOW RED AND SWOLLEN CELLULITIS FROM JELLY FISH STI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 23 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| WENT SCUBA DIVING AND GOT THE BENDS,WEAKNESS AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT HAD TROUBLE W/RESPIRATOR WHILE DIVING FOR SHELLFISH & DID NOT HAVE OXYGEN FOR 45 SECONDS. DX: HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 AND HAS EAR PAIN EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | 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 |
| DX OTALGIA EAR PAIN/DYSFUNCT EUSTACHIAN TUBE: EVAL OF R EAR PN SINCE AFTER CONDUCT'G DIVE OF 40FT; R EAR PRESS S/P SCUBA DIV'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 22 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: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 22YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING 30 MILES OFF THE COAST IN 125 FEET OF WATER AND DID NOT COME UP WAS RETRIEVED DROWNING DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 27 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 IN THE GULF AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEFT EAR OTITIS 27YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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, Fishing |
| PT WAS SPEAR FISHING WHILE SCUBA DIVING WAS DOWN ABOUT 55 MIN SEVERE JO INT PAIN - BENS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 39 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF WENT DOWN ABOUT 100 FEET SEVERE PAIN IN SHOULDERS AND ARMS POSSIBLE BENZ |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving, Built-in swimming pools |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN A 12 FT POOL, DX: EMPHYSEMA OF LEFT ORBIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 27 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| IN *** SCUBA DIVING AND INJ CHEST DIVING INTO WATER WITH CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| SCUBA DIVING IN *** WHILE ON VACATION NOW EARS FEEL "STUFFY & SORE"DX BILATERAL CERUMEN IMPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 40 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 WENT SCUBA DIVING AND CAME UP TOO FAST AND SUSTAINED MS CHANGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN SCUBA DIVING ON VACATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT HAS EAR PAIN, DRAINAGE AFTER SCUBA DIVING; OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 31 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: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX LIGHTHEADNESS-RESOLVED: SCUBA DIV'G LAST NOC, GOT SCARED B/O SHE LOST HER BUDDY, HAD PANIC ATTACK. RAPIDLY ASCENED F 80FT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 31 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WENT SCUBA DIVING TWO DAYS AGO AND WENT DOWN 28 FEET ASCENDED TOO QU ICKLY NOW HAVING PAIN IN SHOULDER SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 22 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.STATES BIL EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING AT MIDWAY CRATERS. DX; OTITIS MEDIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 44 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| WENT SCUBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED HAND NUMBNESS-DECOMPRESSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT SCUBA DIVING AND ONSET OF ARM PAIN DX: UPPER ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 55 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WENT SCUBA DIVING 4 DAYS AGO, HAS CHEST PAIN IN (L) SIDE, MOVING TO SHOULDER DX;# (L) SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| ACC DROPPED A SCUBA DIVING TANK ONTO HAND CRUSHING A FINGER >>FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX LAC R FOOT: PT @ THERAPY SESSION *** W NES TRAINEE DROP'D O2 TANK ON PT'S R FOOT. SUSTAINED 4" LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | 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: Scuba diving |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING IN THE OCEAN WHILE ON VACATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING IN THE OCEAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | 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 |
| PT SCUBING DIVING IN THE GULF FOUR DAYS AGO AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH EARS OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE KEYS AND SUSTAINED A PW TO FINGER THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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 MEDIA-PAIN SINCE PT WAS SCUBA DIVING WHILE ON VACATION-1 WEEK PT A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WENT SCUBA DIVING IN *** 3-4 DAYS AGO C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT FOOTP AIN THAT IS WORSE W/ WEIGHT BEARING.DX:?STING RAY ENVOMATION-FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 48 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: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| AFTER SCUBA DIVING,DEVELOPED MENTAL STATUS CHANGES:HEAD FULLNESS,WORD F INDING DIFFICULTY,FACIAL FULLNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2009 | Age: 61 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 |
| WENT SCUBA DIVING, SOB, CHEST PAIN DX: A-FIB WITH RVR, SUBENDOCARDIAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 32 YOF WAS TRYING TO GET INTO WET SUIT FOR SCUBA DIVING CLASS AND DISLO CATED HER RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 SLAMMED BOAT INTO A DOCK AND A SCUBA TANK FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT LACER ATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT FELL GETTING OUT OF THE WATER SCUBA DIVING. DX: L ORBITAL FLOOR FX, 3 CM FACIAL LAC, L WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 SCUBBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN EARS BAOTRAUMA OTI TIS EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 21 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: L EAR POP'G & DEC HEAR'G AFTER UNDERWATER DIVE YTDY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | 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 OUT SCUBA DIVING AND FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT EAR PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT'S DRY SUIT ZIPPER CAUGHT WHILE TYRING TO REMOVE IT AFTER SCUBA DIVING. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 26 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 AFTER SCUBA DIVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING 42 FT DOWN & HAS PX, MAY HAVE ASCENDED TOO FAST. DX: L CERVICAL STRAIN, L SHOULDER STRAIN, DECOMPR SICKNESS EVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: SCUBA DIV'G APPROX 25FT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR HIS L EAR; SHORTLY THEREAFTER NOTED A LOUD POP IN HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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