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	*Barotrauma = tissue injury caused by pressure changes, typically during diving (descent or ascent) or air travel		*Barotrauma = tissue injury caused by pressure changes, typically during diving (descent or ascent) or air travel
	*Affects gas-filled spaces: middle ear, sinuses, lungs, GI tract		*Affects gas-filled spaces: middle ear, sinuses, lungs, GI tract
	*Most common form: ~~'''~~middle ear barotrauma~~'''~~ (ear squeeze) during descent		*Most common form: middle ear barotrauma (ear squeeze) during descent
	*Most dangerous form: ~~'''~~pulmonary barotrauma~~'''~~ during ascent → pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, arterial gas embolism		*Most dangerous form: pulmonary barotrauma during ascent → pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, arterial gas embolism

	==Types==		==Types==
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	===Pulmonary Barotrauma===		===Pulmonary Barotrauma===
	*Occurs during ascent (gas expansion per Boyle's law), especially with breath-holding		*Occurs during ascent (gas expansion per Boyle's law), especially with breath-holding
	*Can cause: [[pneumothorax]], pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, ~~'''~~[[arterial gas embolism]]~~'''~~ (AGE)		*Can cause: [[pneumothorax]], pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, [[arterial gas embolism]] (AGE)
	*~~'''~~AGE~~'''~~: most serious complication — gas enters pulmonary vasculature → cerebral/coronary embolism		*AGE: most serious complication — gas enters pulmonary vasculature → cerebral/coronary embolism
	**Presents within minutes of surfacing: sudden LOC, stroke-like symptoms, seizures, cardiac arrest		**Presents within minutes of surfacing: sudden LOC, stroke-like symptoms, seizures, cardiac arrest
	**Management: 100% O2, supine positioning, ~~'''~~emergent hyperbaric oxygen therapy~~'''~~		**Management: 100% O2, supine positioning, emergent hyperbaric oxygen therapy
	*Pneumothorax: manage per standard protocol (may need [[chest tube]] — avoid [[needle decompression]] only if diving-related and hyperbaric treatment available)		*Pneumothorax: manage per standard protocol (may need [[chest tube]] — avoid [[needle decompression]] only if diving-related and hyperbaric treatment available)

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*'''Arterial gas embolism''': 100% FiO2, IV fluids, supine position, contact nearest hyperbaric chamber immediately		*'''Arterial gas embolism''': 100% FiO2, IV fluids, supine position, contact nearest hyperbaric chamber immediately
	*~~'''~~[[Decompression sickness]]~~'''~~: see [[Decompression sickness]] — also treated with hyperbaric oxygen		*[[Decompression sickness]]: see [[Decompression sickness]] — also treated with hyperbaric oxygen
	*~~'''~~Pneumothorax~~'''~~: standard management; 100% O2 helps resorb gas		*Pneumothorax: standard management; 100% O2 helps resorb gas
	*~~'''~~Ear barotrauma~~'''~~: decongestants, analgesics, no diving until healed		*Ear barotrauma: decongestants, analgesics, no diving until healed

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Diving Emergencies]]

	==References==		==References==