Information is summarized on known underwater fatal accidents during 1972 that involved U.S. citizens wherever they may have been diving and non-U.S. citizens diving in U.S. waters. Information for 1970 and 1971 accidents is included for comparison. There were 118 scuba diving fatalities and 16 skin diver fatalities during 1972. In comparison there were 112 scuba diving fatalities in 1970 and 114 in 1971. There would have been a modest decrease in the absolute total of deaths between 1971 and 1972 if it were not for a sudden increase in multiple-victim accidents (two triple deaths and nine double deaths in 1972 as compared with four double deaths in 1971). With some minor fluctuations, patterns remained relatively consistent from year to year, for instance with the 16- to 30-year age group suffering the greatest number of fatalities. Also provided are the findings of a Navy submarine medical expert who reviewed autopsies for 31 fatalities which occurred during 1970. Nonfatal accidents to which Coast Guard units responded are also analyzed. (Modified author abstract)
United States Underwater Fatality Statistics-1972
1973
47 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
United States Underwater Fatality Statistics - 1973
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