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Accidents - Scuba diving - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 321
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:157All Of Body:93
Lower Arm:70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2010Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Scuba diving
23 Y/O M WAS SCUBA DIVING AND RAN OUT OF AIR CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 11/01/2010Age: 24 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: Scuba diving
DX L OTITIS MEDIA/CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS: 24YOM PROB CLEAR' EARS SCUBA DIVING & PN ON DESCENT. L EAR PN/MUFFLED HEAR/BLOOD TINGED MUCOUS SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming
DX BENIGH PERIPHERAL VERTIGO BPV/DYSFUNCT EUSTACHIAN TUBE: 25YOF C/O MILD VERTIGO, N X SUN. SCUBA DIV'& SNORKEL'. +BUMPED HEAD STEEL OBJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 25 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: Scuba diving
DX SOM/ETD: 25YOM C/O 6D OF L EAR PN & PRESS' BEGAN FOLLOW' SCUBA DIVING. STATES HEARING BIT MUFFLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
22YOM HAS EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2010Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
20YOM SCUBA DIVING AND WAS BIT BY AN OCTOPUS IN THE LOWER ARM- OCTOPUS BITE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2010Age: 24 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: Scuba diving
24 YR OLD MALE SCUBA DIVING IN10 FEET OF WATER DEVELOPED EAR PAIN,AND O TITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2010Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scuba diving
DX PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: 21YOF W/SUDDEN ONSET R EAR PN & BLDG W SCUBA DIV' YTDY; MILDLY MUFFLED HEAR' ON R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
OTITIS MEDIA-22YOM-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING ON THE WEEKEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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