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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 47439 |
| CIS number |
87-302 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1986 |
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| Author(s) |
Leitch D.R., Green R.D. |
| Title |
Pulmonary barotrauma in divers and the treatment of cerebral arterial gas embolism; Recurrent pulmonary barotrauma |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1986, Vol.57, No.10, Section I, p.931-938; Nov. 1986, Vol.57, No.11, p.1039-1043. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
A review of case reports spanning 20 years of diving incident records kept at the UK Institute of Naval Medicine revealed 140 cases of decompression pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) among divers breathing compressed air. Article 1 analyses the cases (23 cases of uncomplicated PBT and 117 cases of cerebral arterial gas embolism (AGE)) and their treatment. Article 2 considers the 12 cases of recurrence separately: they were more serious than the first occurrence of the condition, and more likely to include AGE. It is concluded that divers who suffer PBT, regardless of cause or lack of severity, should not be allowed to dive again. Routine screening by simple spirometry did not influence the PBT rate, and its usefulness must be questioned. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
barotrauma; recurrent symptoms; diving; lung inflation; arterial embolism |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; medical treatment; spirometry |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Cardiovascular diseases
Hyperbaric pressure
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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