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AnnualDivingReport-2015Edition
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2. Dive Injuries<br />
100859397 29-year-old female went scuba diving down to over 30 fsw (9 msw) twice and came up; developed a<br />
severe headache. Diagnosis: headache, possible decompression.<br />
100444519 50-year-old female was scuba diving when mask filled with water and she pulled out regulator.<br />
Diagnosis: near drowning, respiratory failure, barotrauma.<br />
100325740 35-year-old male was scuba diving and cannot hear well. Diagnosis: left otitis media, eustacian<br />
tube dysfunction.<br />
100800020 37-year-old scuba diving and developed severe pain in face at 30 fsw (9 msw) depth; then eyes<br />
started to bleed. Subconjunctival hemorrhage.<br />
100448285 Diagnosis: perforated tympanic membrane. 23-year-old male scuba diving experienced sudden<br />
ear pain in left ear when descending.<br />
2011 Emergency department admission notes<br />
Case number Case notes<br />
110122085 Diagnosis: diving accident. 19-year-old female, rapid ascent from 85 fsw (26 msw). Blood in<br />
mouth when got to surface, shivering.<br />
110362157 30-year-old male was scuba diving and exposed to coral reef after which developed itchy rash.<br />
110641050 50-year-old male, was diving by himself and ran out of air at 200 fsw (61 msw) with rapid ascent.<br />
Diag- nosis: acute respiratory distress syndrome, decompression sickness.<br />
110629066 64-year-old male, cardiac arrest-near, drowning. Co-divers rescued patient and started<br />
cardiopulmonary rescusitation at the water’s edge.<br />
110743227 47-year-old female, scuba diving, dove 35 fsw (11 msw), ear pain, continued with dive, ascent<br />
gradual and controlled, vomiting last 24 hours. Diagnosis: tympnaic membrane perforation due to<br />
barotrauma.<br />
110432834 69-year-old male, fell and landed on his torso on his tank contusing chest.<br />
110935413 Diagnosis: cellulitis. Leg/abrasion/right knee. 34-year-old female with abrasion to right knee<br />
injured while scuba diving; scraped on coral.<br />
110707061 69-year-old female snorkeling and sustained a laceration to left knee on some coral.<br />
111027280 68-year-old male, smoking cigarette wearing oxygen which caught fire burning face with 2% total<br />
body surface area, no fire department.<br />
110122098 Diagnosis: perforated tympanic membrane left otitis externa left. 18-year-old male scuba diving at<br />
~40 fsw (12 msw) heard pop to left ear. Had episode of vertigo, pain and fluid leaking from ear.<br />
110649047 17-year-old male went scuba diving two days ago and developed severe pain in both ears.<br />
Diagnosis: barotrauma ears.<br />
110832208 20-year-old male diving in harbor at 25 fsw (8 msw) and developed chest pain. Pneumomediastium.<br />
110900138 30-year-old male scuba diving and had problems in 12 fsw (4 msw) of water, air issues and found at<br />
the bottom of the ocean. Diagnosis: near drowning scuba accident.<br />
2012 Emergency department admission notes<br />
Case number Case notes<br />
120620770 23-year-old female head injury. Hit head on someone’s air tank while scuba diving.<br />
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