SCUBA medicine: a first-responder's guide to diving injuries

Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving is an ever-growing sport, and despite a myriad of technological advances to improve safety, it remains dangerous. Providers of medical care for SCUBA divers must have an understanding of diving physiology and potential medical problems tha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current sports medicine reports 2011-05, Vol.10 (3), p.134-139
Hauptverfasser:	Salahuddin, Moin, James, Laurie A, Bass, Evan Stuart
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Barotrauma - etiology Bites and Stings - diagnosis Bites and Stings - therapy Cnidarian Venoms - adverse effects Decompression Sickness - diagnosis Decompression Sickness - etiology Decompression Sickness - therapy Diving - adverse effects Diving - physiology Ear, Middle - injuries Embolism, Air - diagnosis Embolism, Air - etiology Embolism, Air - therapy Frontal Sinus - injuries Humans Lung Injury - etiology Maxillary Sinus - injuries Medical History Taking Physical Examination Pneumothorax - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) diving is an ever-growing sport, and despite a myriad of technological advances to improve safety, it remains dangerous. Providers of medical care for SCUBA divers must have an understanding of diving physiology and potential medical problems that can occur. SCUBA diving also can take participants to remote areas, so being properly prepared for potential emergencies can make a significant difference. The following is a review of diving physiology and the medical problems that can occur in SCUBA divers, along with some suggestions as to how to prepare for a SCUBA excursion.
ISSN:	1537-890X 1537-8918
DOI:	10.1249/JSR.0b013e31821b08ff