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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 418
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 08/15/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| DX LIGHTHEADNESS-RESOLVED: SCUBA DIV'G LAST NOC, GOT SCARED B/O SHE LOST HER BUDDY, HAD PANIC ATTACK. RAPIDLY ASCENED F 80FT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 48 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: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| AFTER SCUBA DIVING,DEVELOPED MENTAL STATUS CHANGES:HEAD FULLNESS,WORD F INDING DIFFICULTY,FACIAL FULLNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| SCUBA DIVING IN BELIZE AND RUPTURED TEMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 42 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 |
| DX DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS: SCUBA DIVING LAST NOC PANICKED & ASCENDED TOO QUICKLY FROM 37FT; FELT STRANGE C/O THROBB'G HA, L SIDED NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 38 YOF HAD HAD NUMBNESS, PAIN RT SIDE OF FACE LAST WEEK WHILE ON DIVING EXPEDITION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2004 | Age: 44 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 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: 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: 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: 08/13/2000 | Age: 39 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/1998 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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