Lethal accidents - Scuba diving - Year 2003 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 51
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Lethal Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	34
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 50 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: Anoxia
Product: Scuba diving
SCUBA DIVING,CAME UP AND SIGNALLED FOR HELP,HAD CARDIAC ARREST,CPR FOR 40 MINUTES.DIED OF ACUTE GAS EMBOLISM
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 18 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
PT WAS SCUBA DIVING AND BECAME SEPARATED FROM OTHERS FOR 10 MIN. DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST, FATAL DROWNING.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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