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Accidents - Scuba diving - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 363
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:167Hand:82
Toe:82Lower Trunk:15
All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
83 YO MALE LIFTED OXYGEN TANK AT HOME RIGHT BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING BAROTRAUMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Scuba diving
DROPPED A SCUBA DIVING OXYGEN TANK ON TOE AT HOME DX: SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA RT. GREAT TOE W/ CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scuba diving
PT OUT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING WHEN HE RUPTURED HIS LEFT EAR BAROTRAUM A EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING CUT RIGHT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
LEFT 4TH TOE FRACTURE.PT DROPPED A AIR TANK ON FOOT AND INJURED TOE WHI LE SCUBA DIVING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT IN GOLF COURSE LAKE LOOKING FOR GOLF BALLS, BITTEN ON RT HAND BY ALL IGATOR. LAC HAND( PT WAS SCUBADIVING)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RAPID ACCENT FROM SCUBA DIVINGDX: ACUTE DECOMPRESSION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/18/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING LAST WEEK AND "ASENDED TO FAST". EAR PAIN SINCE. - RT EUST ACHEAN TUBE BLOCKAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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