Accidents - Scuba diving - Year 1999

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,403
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	17
16-25 years old:	385
26-50 years old:	790
50+ years old:	209

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	659	Finger:	270
All Of Body:	138	Toe:	80
Upper Trunk:	76	Knee:	71
Lower Leg:	35	Face:	35
Foot:	18	Lower Trunk:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1999	Age: 42 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/1999	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1999	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1999	Age: 25 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: Anoxia
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/1999	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/25/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1999	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1999	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 52 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/1999	Age: 45 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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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