Recreational scuba diving injuries.

Abstract:

:Because of the increasing popularity of recreational scuba diving, primary care physicians should be familiar with common diving injuries. One form of barotrauma, middle ear squeeze, is the most common diving injury. Other important diving injuries include inner ear barotrauma and pulmonary barotrauma. Arterial gas embolism, a potentially life-threatening form of pulmonary barotrauma, requires hyperbaric treatment. Decompression sickness is the result of bubble formation in body tissue. Symptoms of decompression sickness range from joint pain to neurologic or pulmonary problems. Recompression is the mainstay of treatment.

journal_name

Am Fam Physician

authors

Clenney TL,Lassen LF

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-04-01 00:00:00

pages

1761-74

issue

5

eissn

0002-838X

issn

1532-0650

journal_volume

53

pub_type

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