| Document ID (ISN) | 70082 |
| CIS number |
97-2032 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Tetzlaff K., et al. |
| Title |
Pulmonary barotrauma of a diver using an oxygen rebreathing diving apparatus |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1996, Vol.67, No.12, p.1198-1200. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
A case is reported of a healthy male diver who developed clinical symptoms of mediastinal emphysema after performing a dive using a closed circuit oxygen rebreathing apparatus according to normal procedure. Spiral volumetric computed tomography of the chest four days after the incident detected a small subpleural emphysematous bulla next to the left ventricle. In any case of suspected pulmonary barotrauma, computed tomography of the thorax should be performed to evaluate future fitness to dive. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
barotrauma; self-contained breathing apparatus; diving |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; mediastinal emphysema; tomography; chest radiography; closed circuit breathing apparatus |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hyperbaric pressure
Respiratory protection
|
