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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 35 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX SPRAIN ANK: 35YOM SCUBA DIVE YTDY, TOOK NAP, THEN NOTICED PN UPON AWAKENING, FOCUSED TO INNER ANK W/ MILD RAD' UP LEG. AMB W/ STEADY GAIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YO M WITH SYNCOPE AND DIZZINESS. RECENT SCUBA DIVING EXPERIENCE 4 DA YS AGO WHERE HE DID 2 DIVES 2X A DAY UP TO 80FT. DX; SYNCOPE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 47 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX ACUTE BAROTRAUMATIC OTITIS MEDIA/OTALGIA EAR PN: 47YOM C/O WORSEN' 5/10 EAR PN & INABILITY TO DRESSURIZE AFTER SCUBA DIVE THIS A.M.~30FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 27YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING AND UPON ASCENT DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AND NOSEBL EED BAROMETRIC DEOMPRESSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 33 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX OTITIS MEDIA ACUTE/IMPACTED CERUMEN: 33YOM STATES FREE DIVERS. C/O INTERMITTANT STAB' PN TO L EAR; INC' LATELY AFTER X IN WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 29 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: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 29YOF WENT SCUBA DIVING WENT DOWN TO OVER 30 FEET TWICE AND CAME UP D EVELOPED A SEVERE HEADACHE- DX- HEADACHE POSSIBLE DECOMPRESSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 37YOM SCUBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN FACE AT 30 DEPTH THEN E YES STARTED TO BLEED SUBCONJUNCTIVAL; HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: 28YOWM P/EVAL OF YELLOWISH DRAINAGE R EAR X 4D AFTER SCUBA DIV' IN HI. MUFFLED HEAR IN R EAR COMPARED TO L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 48 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: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 48 YOF WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE WHILE SCUBA DIVING 15 FT UNDER WATER. DX: DROWING W/PULSELESSNESS, PTX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 27 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX CONJ HEMORRHAGE: 27YOF AWOKE YTDY 2/ R SCLERAL REDNESS THAT WORSENED TODAY; CURRENTLY DO' MUCH SCUBA DIV' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 50 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: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 50 YOF WAS SCUBA DIVING WHEN MASK FILLED W/WATER & SHE PULLED OUT REGULATOR. DX: NEAR DROWNING, RESP FAILURE, BAROTRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING AND CANNOT HEAR WELL. DX: L OM, EUSTACIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 48YOF WAS WEARING A RENTED WET SUIT WHILE DIVING AND DEVELOPED A RASH A LL OVER CHEST CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 49 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving, Swimming |
| 49YOF OUT IN THE GULF SWIMMING WITH FLIPPERS ON THE MOSET OF THE DAY NO W KNEE HURTS STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING TODAY ABOUT 40 FEET DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN JO INTS CHEST DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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