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. 2017 May;35(2):301-319.

doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2016.12.002. Epub 2017 Mar 15.

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Updates in Decompression Illness

Neal W Pollock et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2017 May.

Abstract

Decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism, collectively known as decompression illness (DCI), are rare but serious afflictions that can result from compressed gas diving exposures. Risk is primarily determined by the pressure-time profile but is influenced by several factors. DCI can present idiosyncratically but with a wide range of neurologic symptoms. Examination is critical for assessment in the absence of diagnostic indicators. Many conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis. High-fraction oxygen breathing provides first aid but definitive treatment of DCI is hyperbaric oxygen.

Keywords: Arterial gas embolism; Decompression sickness; High-fraction oxygen; Hyperbaric.

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