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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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 |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 55 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 15 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: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WENT SCUBA DIVING 2 DAYS AGO, YESTERDAY NOTICED SWELLING & REDNESS TO RT FOOT, BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DX- RT LEG CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 41 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF AND RAN LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST SOME FIR E CORAL NOW BURNING AND ITCHING ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT SCUBA DIVING IN KEY WEST, BUMPED LT LOWER LEG ON SOME CORAL, VERY SW OLLEN, LT LOWER LEG HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 37 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: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| PT SCUBA DIVING AT THE BEACH SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS AT DIVING PRACTICE INJURIED LEG ON A NAIL SUSTAINED " LOWER LEG LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 22 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: Other |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| HIT SOMETHING OR WAS STUNG WHILE SCUBA DIVING DX. LOWER LEG ABCESS |
| 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: 05/15/1998 | Age: 51 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/1998 | Age: 48 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scuba diving |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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