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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BARO TRAUMA. SCUBA DIVING AND MADE A RAPID 30 FOOT ASCNET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PNEUMONIA-SYMPTOMS STARTED AFTER SCUBA DIVING IN *** LAST WE EK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| SCUBA DIVING AT 65 FT,SHOT UP FROM 40 FT;NAUSEA,HEADACHE;DECOMPRESSIOND ISEASE NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 50 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| SCUBA DIVING,CAME UP AND SIGNALLED FOR HELP,HAD CARDIAC ARREST,CPR FOR 40 MINUTES.DIED OF ACUTE GAS EMBOLISM |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM OTHERS FOR 10 MIN. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST, FATAL DROWNING. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| ASPHYXIA PROBABLY DURE TO HYPERVENTILATION. DURING SCUBA DIVING IN SHALLOW WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 62 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: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT C/O WEAKNESS AFTER SCUBA DIVINDG IN THE BAHAMAS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 27 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| SCUBA DIVING AND WENT DOWN TO 80 FEET;DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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