Accidents - Scuba diving - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,613
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	961	All Of Body:	236
Upper Trunk:	107	Finger:	68
Ankle:	68	Toe:	47
Face:	30	Elbow:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Hand:	15	Shoulder:	15
25 - 50% Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF YESTERDAY PERFORATED LEFT EARDRUM-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 32 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 OUT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING CAME UP RUPTURED RIGHT EAR DRUM BAROTRA UMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 36 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 OUT IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING DEVELOPED RGHT EAR PAIN - DX- RIGHT OTI TIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 32 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 SCUBA DIVING DOWN 28-30 FEET RUPTURED RIGHT EAR DRUM BAROTRAUMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 30 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 AT 30 FT AND NOW HAS DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 32 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 SCUBA DIVING THIS AM, 29 FEET, RUPTURED LT EAR TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, BA RRO TRAUMA LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 27 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 DRINKING ALCOHOL AND SCUBA DIVING TO 120 FT DEVELOPED SEVERE CHEST P AIN AND RT SIDED PARALYSIS- BENZ- TRANSFERRED TO A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 42 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: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PATIENT WITH EAR PAIN STATUS POST SCUBA DIVING 2 DAYS AGO. D:EUSTACIAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION, OTITIS MEDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA TANK FELL ON R FOOT R GREAT TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
PT HAS HAD CHEST PAIN SINCE 11PM- PT WAS SCUBA DIVING TODAY 12 FT. IN A POOL DX: CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving, Swimming pools
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING IN FRIEND'S POOL AND HAD CHEST PX. DX: CHEST PX SECOND TO ESOPHAGEAL SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 29 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 SCUBA DIVING IN THE GULF THREE DAYS AGO CONTINUED RIGHT EAR PAIN OTI TIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING WHIE IN ***, NOW WITH JOINT PAIN IN ARMS, HAND AND FINGERS DX:DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 47 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: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RT OTITIS EXTERNA-PAIN SINCE SHE HAD BEEN SCUBA DIVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
LACERATION EYEBROW - 46 YOM LAC TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE NEAR EYE WHILE SC UBA DIVING TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
CARRYING SCUBA TANK AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BACK SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RAN OUT OF AIR WHILE DIVING, CAME UP TOO FAST DX. BENDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 29 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
DECOMPRESSION AFTER SCUBA DIVING 55 FT;DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
INJURED WHILE SKIN DIVING DX. TOE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 37 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
PATIENT, WHO BEGAN SCUBA CLASSES ONE MONTH AGO, IS COMPLAINING OF "EAR CLOGGING". D: OTITIS EXTERNA, UPPER AIRWAY CONGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 30 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
BILATERAL OTITIS MEDIA-PAIN SINCE SCUBA DIVING IN THE OCEAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 37 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
OTITIS, SEROUS - 37 YOF RECENTLY WITH SINUSITIS WENT SCUBA DIVING AND N OW HAS BILATERAL EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 41 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
PAIN RT EAR. FRESH WATER SCUBA DIVING FEW DAYS AGO. DX; ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scuba diving
48 YOM CUT HAND WHILE SCUBA DIVING LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 31 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
DEEP SEA DIVING 2 DAYS AGO AND THEN FLEW IN AIRPLANE/ DECOMPRESSION SIC KNESS, BENDS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING IN GULF, TOUCHED FIRE CORAL WITH LT ELBOW, SITE INFECTE D, CELLULITIS LT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 40 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 ARRIVES TO ED FOR CLEARANCE FOR HYPERBARICS CHAMBER AFTER SCUBA DIVI NG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
HURT ANKLE SCUBA DIVING DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 39 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
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS-OUT DIVING 1 DAY PTA-DOVE 3 TIMES & DID NOT DECOMPRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT DIVING 105 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	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
PATIENT HAS EAR BLOCKAGE. SCUBA DIVING LAST WEEK. D:OTITIS MEDIA,EUSTAC IAN TUBE DYSFUNCTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 28 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: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING AND HAS PROBLEM WITH EAR AND NASAL CONGESTION NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 31 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 SCUBA DIVING IN GULF, DEVELOPED NUMBNESS IN LOWER EXTREMITIES, ADMIT TED TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER FOR DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 41 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
41 YO M SCUBA DIVING DEVELOPED EAR PAIN EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 31 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 IN THE GULF SCUBA DIVING WENT DOWN ABOUT 30-40 FEET RUPTURED LEFT EA RDRUM- BAROTRAUMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scuba diving
PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO TOE AFTER DROPPING A SCUBA TANK ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 36 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
DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS AFTER SCUBA DIVING 84 FEET DOWN;FEVER,CHILLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 49 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING 75 FT AND STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 45 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 IN COZUMEL AND DEVELOPED DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS,BODY PAIN,TRANS TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AT MASS EYE AND EAR HOSP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RAPID ACCENT WHILE SCUBA DIVINGDX: DECOMPRESSION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 37 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: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING IN *** AND CAME UP TOO FAST;DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; JOINT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 30 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
SCUBA DIVING TYMPANIC MEMBRANE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scuba diving
RT 4TH DIGIT WEAK,SWOLLEN MAY HAVE BUMPED ON ROK WHILE SCUBA DIVIN G IN THE CARRIBEAN/MALLET FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 33 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
LT EAR BAROTRAUMA-PAIN & DECREASED HEARING SINCE SCUBA DIVING & FLIGHT HOME FROM *** REPUBLIC ON HIS HONEYMOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	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: Other
Product: Scuba diving
PT SCUBA DIVING FOUR DAYS AGO COMPLAINING OF BILATERAL EAR PAIN OT ITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 31 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 SCUBA DIVING WENT DOWN ABOUT 30 FEET DX- BAROTRAUMA LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 31 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 IN THE GULF- 30 FEET DOWN CAME INTO THE ED WIT H SEVERE EAR PAIN- DX- BAROTRAUMA EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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