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Accidents - Scuba diving - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 213
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:70Hand:63
Eyeball:32Upper Trunk:15
Lower Leg:15Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/03/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
51YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING AND WAS ON A WRECK HIT SIDE OF WRECK WITH ANKLE LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
58 YOM HAD CLOUDY VISION WHILE SCUBA DIVING. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2010Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
65YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING DOWN 50 FEET FOR 30 MINUTES AND DEVELOPED SEVER E CHEST PAIN UPON ASCENT CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
57YOF WAS SCUBA DIVING AND INJ RT HAND WHILE PICKING UP EQUIPMENT DX: HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
53 YOM INVOLVED IN SCUBA DIVING INCIDENT AND EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE FAILED DX. ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 01/16/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
51 YOF INVERTED ANKLE STEPPING OUT OF WATER SCUBA DIVING. DX: SPIRAL FX R DISTAL FIBULA, OBLIQUE FX MEDIAL MALLEOLUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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