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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 879
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 47 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT TAKING INSTRUCTION IN SCUBA DIVING, WENT OFF BOAT BACKWARDS AND CAME UP UNDERNEATH BOAT HITTING HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
| HIT ROCK WHILE SCUBA DIVING NECK STRAIN, SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 50 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 - 50 YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING LAST WEEK AND NOW C/O PAIN RI GHT AND LEFT EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2003 | Age: 30 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT COMPLAINING OF VERTIGO X 2 DAYS SINCE SCUBA DIVING OFF BOAT ON TRIP. D: LABRYNTHITIS, VERTIGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 27 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT. WAS SCUBA DIVING, WALKED BACK WITH SCUBA EQUIPTMENT, LOST FOOTING, CRUSH INJURY WITH TANK. DX. RING FINGER CRUSH INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 37 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: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 37 YOM SCUBA DIVING IN QUARRY CAME UP TO QUICKLY DIAGNOSIS NOT FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT DEVELOPED HEADACHE WHILE SCUBA DIVING, WORSE AFTER SECOND DIVE. DX: HEADACHE, ACUTE/SEVERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| POKED IN EYE WITH DIVING GEAR AT HOME CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BARO TRAUMA. SCUBA DIVING AND MADE A RAPID 30 FOOT ASCNET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 38 Y.O.M. WITH EAR PAIN. STARTED AFTER HE BEGAN SCUBA DIVING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 31 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 AT HOMESTEAD RESORT WHEN EARS BEGAN TO HURT DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 48 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 VISITING HERE FROM TEXAS WAS SCUBA DIVING COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN RIG HT EAR RIGHT OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| SCUBA DIVING AT 65 FT,SHOT UP FROM 40 FT;NAUSEA,HEADACHE;DECOMPRESSIOND ISEASE NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| WHILE SCUBA DIVING DOVE DOWN 42 FFT ON WAY BACK UP TO SURFACE FELT EAR POP DX RUPTURED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 50 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| SCUBA DIVING,CAME UP AND SIGNALLED FOR HELP,HAD CARDIAC ARREST,CPR FOR 40 MINUTES.DIED OF ACUTE GAS EMBOLISM |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 07/02/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PATIENT WAS DIVING AT STATE PARK AT RIVER, RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEE N CEMENT AND 27 LB FACE MASK. DX CRUSH INJURY RIGHT HAND W/CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| ASPHYXIA PROBABLY DURE TO HYPERVENTILATION. DURING SCUBA DIVING IN SHALLOW WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT C/O NUMBNESS TO BOOTH FEET AFTER SCUBA DIVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 48 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 48 YOF SCUBA DIVING CONTUISON EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| RT OTITIS MEDIA-PAIN SINCE HER LAST SCUBA DIVING CLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT HAS HAD PX SINCE SCUBA DIVING YESTERDAY. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT STATES SHE WAS IN THE BAHAMAS SCUBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH EARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 27 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 AND WENT DOWN TO 80 FEET;DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: STEPPING OUT OF WATER AFTER SCUBA DIVING, SLIPPED SIDEWAYS, TWISTED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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