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Accidents - Water skiing - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
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Date: 10/10/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 10/01/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 08/08/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 08/01/2003Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 07/30/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 07/05/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 07/03/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 06/29/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Water skiing
CRASHED WHILE WATER SKIIING,EAR DRUM RUTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 06/07/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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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