Diving emergencies.
Resuscitation
; 59(2): 171-80, 2003 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14625107
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) diving popularity is increasing tremendously, reaching a total of 9 million people in the US during 2001, and 50,000 in the UK in 1985. Over the past 10 years, new advances, equipment improvements, and improved diver education have made SCUBA diving safer and more enjoyable. Most diving injuries are related to the behaviour of the gases and pressure changes during descent and ascent. The four main pathologies in diving medicine include: barotrauma (sinus, otic, and pulmonary); decompression illness (DCI); pulmonary edema and pharmacological; and toxic effects of increased partial pressures of gases. The clinical manifestations of a diving injury may be seen during a dive or up to 24 h after it. Physicians living far away from diving places are not excluded from the possibility of encountering diver-injured patients and therefore need to be aware of these injuries. This article reviews some of the principles of diving and pathophysiology of diving injuries as well as the acute treatment, and further management of these patients.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Barotrauma
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Mergulho
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Embolia Aérea
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Tratamento de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Resuscitation
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Irlanda