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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
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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: 10/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| BUMP ROCK SCUBA DIVING, DX; SCALP LAC. |
| 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: 09/01/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING YESTERDAY AND INJURED ELBOW ON CORAL. DX: R ELBOW ABR, ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| HAS HEADACHE AFTER SCUBA DIVING DX: HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT SNORKELING IN THE GULF AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 04/26/2008 | 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND CAME UP TO FAST DEVELOPED PAIN IN JOINTS AND HE ADACHE NITROGEN TOXICITY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS SCUBA DIVING AT 50' AND SURFACED A LITTLE FAST. DX: AMS S/P DIVING. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 25 YOM SCUBA DIVING RECENTLY AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE SUSTAINING A F RACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools |
| DX LT QE/OM: LT PAIN FROM SCUBA DIVING IN SWIMMING POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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