Accidents - Scuba diving - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,366
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	68
6-15 years old:	83
16-25 years old:	206
26-50 years old:	801
50+ years old:	206

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	682	Face:	113
All Of Body:	99	Head:	91
Mouth:	83	Eyeball:	83
Neck:	68	Foot:	66
Lower Trunk:	31	Shoulder:	15
Upper Trunk:	15	Finger:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scuba diving
TRIPPED OVER A SCUBA TANK CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 37 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
INJURED EAR WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX: PERFORATED TM R EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 40 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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT HAS EAR PX SINCE 40 FT DIVE. DX: L TYMPANIC MEMBRANE RUPTURE, BAROTRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 47 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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF OVER LAST WEEK END AND DSEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT EAR OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	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
RT TM PERFORATION.PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND INJURED EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 51 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
OTITIS EXTERNA-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT EAR OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 52 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
52 YOM OTITIS EXTERNA WHEN SCUBA DIVING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 47 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
PATIENT HAD BEEN SCUBA DIVING LAST WEEK & IS COMPLAINING OF RT EARDISCO MFORT. DX - RT OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF RT EAR PAIN FOR LAST 2 DAYS, HAS BEEN SCUBA DIVING. DX - RT OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
LACERATION OF MOUTH: SCUBA MOUTH PIECE IN MOUTH AT HOME, FELL, INJURY TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 35 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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEFFT EAR BAROTRAUMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 42 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
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE CARIBEAN AND HAS DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN BO TH EARS BILATERAL OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: 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: 07/30/2005	Age: 22 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: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SNORKLING IN *** 3 DAYS AGO, NOW PAIN AND PRESSURE IN EARS, OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 43 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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WENT SCUBA DIVING 3 DYS AGO NOW C A SWELLING IN THE GROIN. " SPIDER PITE" +" INSECT BITE" +" CELLUITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scuba diving
C/O PT INJURED EAR WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX RT EAR PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 23 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 INJURY;BENDS/23YOM WENT DEEP SCUBA DIVING 80 FT TWICE LAST PM.STAYED DOWN ONLY 5 MIN.EA.ROSE RAPIDLY EAST TIME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 22 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: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WENT SCUBA DIVING THIS WEEK, HAD TO WEAR A WET SUIT, NOW C PAINFUL R ASH IN THE AXILLA," CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: 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: 06/20/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
PT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE NECK PAIN STRAINED N ECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
STATES SHE CUT FINGER WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT O N SOME CORAL LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2005	Age: 38 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: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT OUT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING WHEN HE DEVELOPED HEADACHE CHEST PAIN A ND MUSCLE ACHES ABD PAIN- DECOMPRESSION SICKESS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 49 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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
PT C/O:BACK PAIN THAT RESULTED FROM FREQUENT DIVING ACTIVITY THAT HAS B ENN DOIN LATELY SUSTAINED" LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN'' +" SCIATICA''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
HEADACHE AFTER SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scuba diving
PT HAD QUICK ASCENT WHILE SCUBA DIVING. DX: A FIB POSS SECOND TO BANDS.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 45 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
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING SEVERAL DAYS AGO AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE RIGHT EAR P AIN BAROTRAUMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
2 DIVING TANKS FELL FROM WALL AND HIT PT DX: CHIN LAC 1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
DX DIVE INJURY: HEAD INJURY AFTER RAPID ACCENT DURING SCUBA DIVING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	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
SCUBA DIVING 2 WKS AGO, BAROTRAUMA DX OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Scuba diving
PT OUT 25 MILES IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 39 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 WAS SCUBA DIVING 65-69FT AND CAME UP TOO FAST. DX: DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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