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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,082
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 Y/O M WAS SCUBA DIVING AND RAN OUT OF AIR CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| DX L OTITIS MEDIA/CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS: 24YOM PROB CLEAR' EARS SCUBA DIVING & PN ON DESCENT. L EAR PN/MUFFLED HEAR/BLOOD TINGED MUCOUS SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX SPRAIN ANK: 35YOM SCUBA DIVE YTDY, TOOK NAP, THEN NOTICED PN UPON AWAKENING, FOCUSED TO INNER ANK W/ MILD RAD' UP LEG. AMB W/ STEADY GAIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 40 YO M WITH SYNCOPE AND DIZZINESS. RECENT SCUBA DIVING EXPERIENCE 4 DA YS AGO WHERE HE DID 2 DIVES 2X A DAY UP TO 80FT. DX; SYNCOPE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | 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 |
| DX ACUTE BAROTRAUMATIC OTITIS MEDIA/OTALGIA EAR PN: 47YOM C/O WORSEN' 5/10 EAR PN & INABILITY TO DRESSURIZE AFTER SCUBA DIVE THIS A.M.~30FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2010 | Age: 25 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, Swimming |
| DX BENIGH PERIPHERAL VERTIGO BPV/DYSFUNCT EUSTACHIAN TUBE: 25YOF C/O MILD VERTIGO, N X SUN. SCUBA DIV'& SNORKEL'. +BUMPED HEAD STEEL OBJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 51 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: Foot | Diagnosis: 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: 09/26/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| DX SOM/ETD: 25YOM C/O 6D OF L EAR PN & PRESS' BEGAN FOLLOW' SCUBA DIVING. STATES HEARING BIT MUFFLED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 27YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING AND UPON ASCENT DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AND NOSEBL EED BAROMETRIC DEOMPRESSION SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 33 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 |
| DX OTITIS MEDIA ACUTE/IMPACTED CERUMEN: 33YOM STATES FREE DIVERS. C/O INTERMITTANT STAB' PN TO L EAR; INC' LATELY AFTER X IN WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: 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: 08/28/2010 | Age: 65 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: 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: 08/25/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22YOM HAS EAR PAIN AFTER SCUBA DIVING OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 29 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: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 29YOF WENT SCUBA DIVING WENT DOWN TO OVER 30 FEET TWICE AND CAME UP D EVELOPED A SEVERE HEADACHE- DX- HEADACHE POSSIBLE DECOMPRESSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: 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: 07/24/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 20YOM SCUBA DIVING AND WAS BIT BY AN OCTOPUS IN THE LOWER ARM- OCTOPUS BITE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 37YOM SCUBA DIVING AND DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN FACE AT 30 DEPTH THEN E YES STARTED TO BLEED SUBCONJUNCTIVAL; HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 53 YOM INVOLVED IN SCUBA DIVING INCIDENT AND EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE FAILED DX. ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: 28YOWM P/EVAL OF YELLOWISH DRAINAGE R EAR X 4D AFTER SCUBA DIV' IN HI. MUFFLED HEAR IN R EAR COMPARED TO L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 48 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: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 48 YOF WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE WHILE SCUBA DIVING 15 FT UNDER WATER. DX: DROWING W/PULSELESSNESS, PTX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24 YR OLD MALE SCUBA DIVING IN10 FEET OF WATER DEVELOPED EAR PAIN,AND O TITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 14 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 14YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING DOWN ABOUT 30 FEET AND DEVELOPED HEADACHE AND F ACIAL PAIN CAME UP WITH BLEEDING IN EYES CONJUNCTIVAL HEMAORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 21 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE: 21YOF W/SUDDEN ONSET R EAR PN & BLDG W SCUBA DIV' YTDY; MILDLY MUFFLED HEAR' ON R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 27 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| DX CONJ HEMORRHAGE: 27YOF AWOKE YTDY 2/ R SCLERAL REDNESS THAT WORSENED TODAY; CURRENTLY DO' MUCH SCUBA DIV' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 50 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: Submersion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 50 YOF WAS SCUBA DIVING WHEN MASK FILLED W/WATER & SHE PULLED OUT REGULATOR. DX: NEAR DROWNING, RESP FAILURE, BAROTRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 22 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 MEDIA-22YOM-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING ON THE WEEKEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YOM WAS SCUBA DIVING AND CANNOT HEAR WELL. DX: L OM, EUSTACIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 48 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| 48YOF WAS WEARING A RENTED WET SUIT WHILE DIVING AND DEVELOPED A RASH A LL OVER CHEST CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scuba diving, Swimming |
| 49YOF OUT IN THE GULF SWIMMING WITH FLIPPERS ON THE MOSET OF THE DAY NO W KNEE HURTS STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43YOM WENT SCUBA DIVING TODAY ABOUT 40 FEET DEVELOPED SEVERE PAIN IN JO INTS CHEST DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: 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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