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Accidents - Scuba diving - Year 2009 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 198
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/01/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
WENT SCUBA DIVING AND GOT THE BENDS,WEAKNESS AND HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Submersion
Product: Scuba diving
22YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING 30 MILES OFF THE COAST IN 125 FEET OF WATER AND DID NOT COME UP WAS RETRIEVED DROWNING DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/27/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Fishing
PT WAS SPEAR FISHING WHILE SCUBA DIVING WAS DOWN ABOUT 55 MIN SEVERE JO INT PAIN - BENS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/01/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT WENT SCUBA DIVING AND CAME UP TOO FAST AND SUSTAINED MS CHANGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/19/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Scuba diving
PT WENT SCUBA DIVING IN *** 3-4 DAYS AGO C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT FOOTP AIN THAT IS WORSE W/ WEIGHT BEARING.DX:?STING RAY ENVOMATION-FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
WENT SCUBA DIVING, SOB, CHEST PAIN DX: A-FIB WITH RVR, SUBENDOCARDIAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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