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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 542
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 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: 10/07/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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, 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: 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: 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: 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: 04/26/2008 | 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: 01/04/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Scuba diving, Animal induced injury |
| 17 YOF WAS BITTEN BY SEA URCHINS WHILE SCUBA DIVING CAUSING SKIN INFECT ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | 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 |
| SCUBA DIVING INJURY;BENDS/23YOM WENT DEEP SCUBA DIVING 80 FT TWICE LAST PM.STAYED DOWN ONLY 5 MIN.EA.ROSE RAPIDLY EAST TIME. |
| 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: 03/10/2002 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT SCUBA DIVING WAS SWEPT BY TIDE TO 190', LOST REGUL & MASK. BUDDY BRO UGHT HIM UP BUDDY BREATHING. DX: UNCONTR EMERG ASCENT, POSS AGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/09/1999 | Age: 25 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/14/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/1997 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/1997 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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