Scuba diving emergencies
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Diving Emergencies
- Barotrauma of descent
- Otic barotrauma
- Pulmonary barotrauma
- Sinus barotrauma
- Mask squeeze
- Barodentalgia (trapped dental air causing squeeze)
- Barotrauma of ascent
- Pulmonary barotrauma (pulmonary overpressurization syndrome)
- Decompression sickness (DCS)
- Arterial gas embolism
- Alternobaric vertigo
- Facial baroparesis (Bells Palsy)
- At depth injuries
- Oxygen toxicity
- Nitrogen narcosis
- Hypothermia
- Contaminated gas mixture (e.g. CO toxicity)
- Caustic cocktail from rebreathing circuit
[[Arterial gas embolism
- Results from pulmonary barotrauma (most common) and decompression sickness
- Symptoms develop during ascent or immediately upon surfacing
- Causes variety of stroke syndromes depending on part of brain affected
- Immediate death, loss of consciousness, seizure, blindness, hemiplegia
- Treatment
- Place in supine position
- 100% O2
- IVF (increases tissue perfusion)
- Rapid recompression
Source
Tintinalli