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Accidents - Scuba diving - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 756
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:160Foot:99
Ear:80Lower Trunk:79
Neck:77Eyeball:76
Upper Trunk:68Lower Leg:30
Finger:17Knee:17
All Of Body:16Mouth:15
Head:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/07/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
14YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING DOWN ABOUT 30 FEET AND DEVELOPED HEADACHE AND F ACIAL PAIN CAME UP WITH BLEEDING IN EYES CONJUNCTIVAL HEMAORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2009Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT SLAMMED BOAT INTO A DOCK AND A SCUBA TANK FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT LACER ATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
EAR PAIN WHEN SCUBA DIVING;DX EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scuba diving
CONCUSSION-HIT HEAD ON SUBA TANK-@ A GYM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WENT SCUBA DIVING 2 DAYS AGO, YESTERDAY NOTICED SWELLING & REDNESS TO RT FOOT, BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DX- RT LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
PT PLAYING IN A SWIMMING POOL WITH A SCUBA MASK ON AND THE FRAME WAS ME TAL STRUCK SIDE OF POOL WITH MASK LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
POSSIBLY INJURED WHILE SCUBA DIVING L EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
PT BENT OVER AT SCHOOL AND RE-INJURED LOWER BACK WAS SCUBA DIVING OVER THE WEEKEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
PT WAS AT HOME IN THE SWIMMING POOL WEARING A SWIMMING MASK WHEN HIS BR OTHER JUMPED ON HIM AND BROKE THE MASK LACERATING HIS NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS HAVING A SNORKLE MASK ON, STRUCK FACE ON A CAR DOOR. "PALATE LAC "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT DIVING PRACTICE INJURIED LEG ON A NAIL SUSTAINED " LOWER LEG LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
CONTUSION FOOT - 14 YOM WAS WEARING SCUBA FLIPPERS AND RUNNING IN A REL AY RACE, C/O RIGHT FOOT PAIN AFTER IT BENT IN DOWNWARD MOTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
PT COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN AFTER A SCUBA DIVING TRIP IN THE GULF- STR AINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2002Age: 13 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 SUSTAINED A LEFT OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT LAC FACE ON SCUBA GEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
14 YO STRUCK FOREHEAD ON OXYGEN TANK LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2001Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/15/2000Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2000Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/1999Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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