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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 467
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/18/2009 | 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: 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: 09/08/2009 | 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: 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: 08/12/2009 | 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: 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: 07/21/2009 | 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: 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: 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: 03/15/2009 | 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: 02/07/2009 | 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 |
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