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Epidemiology of Diving Accidents and Deaths

Epidemiology of Diving Accidents and Deaths. 2006 Report (2004 Data). Medical Services Volume. 120. 40. Dives. 35. 100. DCS. 30. DCS/10,000 dives. 80. 25. 60. 20. 15. 40. 10. 20. 5. 0. 0. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 00. 01. 02. 03. 04.

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Epidemiology of Diving Accidents and Deaths

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  1. Epidemiology of Diving Accidents and Deaths 2006 Report (2004 Data)

  2. Medical Services Volume

  3. 120 40 Dives 35 100 DCS 30 DCS/10,000 dives 80 25 60 20 15 40 10 20 5 0 0 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 Cumulative Project Dive Exploration Progress DCS Thousands

  4. Annual Record of Dive Injuries Number of Cases Year

  5. Annual Record of U.S. & Canadian Diving Fatalities Number of Fatalities Year

  6. Annual Record of U.S. & Canadian Breath-hold Diving Injuries Number of Cases Year

  7. Annual DCS Incidence Rates/10,000 Dives at Scapa Flow and in the Caribbean Among Divers Enrolled in PDE DCS Per 10,000 Dives

  8. Annual DCS Incidence Rates/10,000 Divers at Scapa Flow and in the Caribbean Among Divers Enrolled in Project Dive Exploration DCS Per 10,000 Divers

  9. Annual Diving Death Incidence Rates/ 100,000 Divers for DAN and BSAC Members Fatalities per 100,000 Members

  10. Cumulative Number of PDE Dives Collected from 1995-2004 N = 105,135 Dive Exposures (Thousands) Year

  11. Contributors of PDE Data

  12. Age and Gender of Divers N = 1,521 Percentage of Divers Age Group (Years)

  13. Age Distribution of Pre-teen and Teenage Divers N = 65 Frequency Age (Years)

  14. Percentage of 2004 PDE Volunteers by Certification of Divers and Gender Percent of Divers N = 1,521

  15. Percentage of PDE Volunteers by Number of Years Since Certification

  16. Chronic Health Conditions Reported by PDE Volunteers N = 1,521 Percent of PDE Divers

  17. Acute Health Problems Before Diving Reported by PDE Divers N = 1,521 Percent of PDE Divers

  18. Percentage of the PDE Sample by Dive Platform N = 23,947 Percentage of PDE Dives

  19. Subjective Thermal Comfort N = 23,947 Percentage of PDE Dives

  20. Reported Thermal Comfort in PDE Dive Groups (N = 23,912)

  21. Percentage of PDE Sample Reporting the Indicated Subjective Workload N = 23,912 Percentage of PDE Dives

  22. Reported Work Rate in PDE Subgroups (N = 23,912)

  23. Single, Repetitive and Multi-day Dives N = 3,265 Percentage of Dive Series

  24. Number of Days in Dive Series N = 3,265 Percentage of Dive Series Days Diving

  25. Number of Dives in Dive Series N = 3,265 Percentage of Dive Series Number of Dives

  26. Maximum Depths of PDE Dives 16,512 Dives by Males 7,395 Dives by Females Percentage of Dives Depth (fsw)

  27. Depth of Deepest and Last Dive in PDE Dive Series (N = 3,265) Percent of Dive Series Depth (fsw)

  28. Dive Depth by Day Sequence in Dive Series N = 23,907 Mean Depth (fsw) Dive Day Sequence

  29. Distribution of Dive Depths Among PDE Subgroups Percent of Dives Depth (fsw)

  30. Number of Dives by Dive Planning Method N = 23,912 Percentage of Dives

  31. Dive Planning Method Among PDE Subgroups

  32. Dives With Decompression or Safety Stop in PDE Subgroups

  33. Percentage of PDE Divers Reporting Altitude Exposure After Diving N = 3,265 Percentage of Dive Series Type of Altitude Exposure After Diving

  34. Summary of Outcomes

  35. PDE Dives With Reported Procedural Problems Percentage of Dives

  36. PDE Dives with Reported Equipment Problems (N = 439)

  37. International Source of Injury Reports for 2004 Percent of Injury Reports

  38. Percentage of Cases by Reported Diagnoses N = 487 Source of Injury Reports (%)

  39. Confidence in DCS and AGE Diagnoses Diagnostic Confidence (Percent of Group)

  40. Diver Age Groups Frequency of Age Group Median Age of Group (Years)

  41. Certification Level Percent of Injured Divers

  42. Omitted Decompression and Rapid Ascent

  43. Days of Diving and Dives in Series

  44. Maximum Depth (fsw) of Last Dive by Diagnosis

  45. Maximum Depth (fsw) of the Last Dive Before Injury by Gender

  46. Number of Symptoms Per Diver N = 264 Number of Reported Symptoms Number of Symptomatic Divers

  47. Percent of Reports by Individual Symptom N = 264 Percent of Symptom Reports

  48. Specific Symptoms by Frequency Reports (N = 551) Number of Reported Symptoms

  49. Location of Specific Symptoms by Frequency of Reports (N = 551) Symptom Location Number of Reported Symptoms

  50. Location of Specific Symptoms by Frequency of Reports (N = 551) Symptom Location Number of Reported Symptoms

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