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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF RUBBED LEFT HAND AGAINST SOME CORAL AND IT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM OTHERS FOR 10 MIN. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST, FATAL DROWNING. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 20 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 SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF SUSTAINED A BAROTRAUMA TO RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | 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 |
| PT SCUBA DIVING DOWN ABOUT 20 FEET RUPTURED RIGHT EAR DRUM BAROTRAUMA E AR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS IN *** TWO DAYS AGO LIFTED TWO HEAVY SCUBA TANKS STRAINED LOWER ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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