Table 9. Disabling injuries associated with 175 snorkelling fatalities. CVA = cerebrovascular accident; F = female; IPO = immersion pulmonary oedema; M = male; SAH = subarachnoid haemorrhage .
| Disabling injury | n (%) | M (%) | F (%) | Age mean (SD) | Age M mean (SD) | Age F mean (SD) |
| Asphyxia | 70 (40) | 91 | 9 | 39 (16) | 37 (15) | 59 (13) |
| Cardiac | 61 (35) | 90 | 10 | 61 (13) | 62 (13) | 59 (6) |
| Trauma | 10 (6) | 100 | 0 | 40 (11) | 40 (11) | – (–) |
| IPO | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 100 | 61 (–) | – (–) | 61 (–) |
| CVA | 2 (1.2) | 100 | 0 | 52 (–) | 52 (–) | – (–) |
| SAH | 1 (0.6) | 100 | 0 | 52 (8) | 52 (8) | – (–) |
| Uncertain | 30 (17) | 83 | 17 | 49 (20) | 47 (20) | 58 (19) |