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Accidents - Scuba diving - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 667
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:259Foot:110
Elbow:69Head:69
Eyeball:58All Of Body:49
Lower Trunk:16Face:15
Finger:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/15/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING IN GULF, WENT DOWN 20 FEET, FELT PAIN LT EAR, BARO TRAU MA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Scuba diving
PT WITH HEMOORAGE TO EYES S/P SCUBA DIVING IN *** 2 DAYS AGO AND HAVING MASK SQUEEZE. D: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2004Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT C/O EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WITH COMPLAINT OF DIZZINESS AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
LACERATION FINGER - 34 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON SOME OBJECT WHI LE SCUBA DIVING AT A QUARRY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT C/O JAW DISCOMFORT AND NECK PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS OUT SCUBA DIVING IN *** SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOOTON SO ME BARNACLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT C/O NUMBNESS AND PAIN AFTER DIVING OVER THE WEEKEND DX:DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
STATES HE WAS SCUBA DIVING AND EAR STARTED HURTING DX RT EXTERNAL OTTIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS DEEP SEA SCUBA DIVING WHEN HE DEVELOPED SEVERE HEADACHE AND FACI AL PAIN HEAD ACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Scuba diving
50 YO MALE WAS SCUBA DIVING AT 30 FEET AND SCUBA SUIT FILLED WITH WATER NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming
OTITIS EXTERNA-SINCE SCUBA DIVING & SWIMMING OVER THE WEEKEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
BAROTRAUMA EAR - 44 YOM C/O LEFT EAR PAIN AFTER GOING SCUBA DIVING ON W EDNESDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
BILATERAL EAR PAIN - 35 YOF C/O PAIN IN BOTH EARS AFTER SCUBA DIVING LA ST WEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN BELIZE WHEN HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIG HT FOOT ON SOMETHING IN THE WATER GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
34 Y/O M C/O RUPTURED EAR DRUM WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX: PERFORATED LT. MIDDLE EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN *** 2 WKS AGO WHEN HE KNICKED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON SOME CORAL NOW IT IS SWOLLEN AND INFECTED CELLULITIS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2004Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
DX LOWER BACK CONTUSION: SCUBA DIVING, TWISTED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING DX. EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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