Causes of Pool Diving Accidents

2009 ◽  
pp. 57-57-13
Author(s):  
M Gabrielsen ◽  
AH Mittelstaedt
Keyword(s):  
Diving Accidents

Diving Accident Evacuations by Helicopter and Immersion Pulmonary Edema

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 806-811
Author(s):  
Laëtitia Corgie ◽  
Nicolas Huiban ◽  
Jean-Michel Pontier ◽  
François-Xavier Brocq ◽  
Jean-François Boulard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Edema ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Emergency Unit ◽  
Diving Accident ◽  
Landing Zone ◽  
Diving Accidents ◽  
Non Invasive Ventilation ◽  
Life Threatening

BACKGROUND: Scuba diving activities expose divers to serious accidents, which can require early hospitalization. Helicopters are used for early evacuation. On the French Mediterranean coast, rescue is made offshore mainly by a French Navy Dauphin or at a landing zone by an emergency unit EC 135 helicopter.METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed diving accidents evacuated by helicopter on the French Mediterranean coast from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2016. We gathered data at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Diving Expertise (SMHEP) of the Sainte-Anne Military Hospital (Toulon, France), the 35 F squadron at Hyres (France) Naval Air Station, and the SAMU 83 emergency unit (Toulon, France).RESULTS: A total of 23 diving accidents were evacuated offshore by Dauphin helicopter and 23 at a landing zone on the coast by EC 135 helicopter without hoist. Immersion pulmonary edema (IPE) accounted for one-third of the total diving accidents evacuated by helicopter with identified causes. It was responsible for at least half of the deaths at the dive place. A quarter of the rescued IPE victims died because of early cardiac arrest.DISCUSSION: Helicopter evacuation is indicated when vital prognosis (IPE and pulmonary overpressure in particular) or neurological functional prognosis (decompression sickness) is of concern. IPE is the primary etiology in patients with serious dive injuries that are life-threatening and who will benefit from helicopter evacuation. A non-invasive ventilation device with inspiratory support and positive expiratory pressure must be used, in particular for IPE.Corgie L, Huiban N, Pontier J-M, Brocq F-X, Boulard J-F, Monteil M. Diving accident evacuations by helicopter and immersion pulmonary edema. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2020; 91(10):806811.

Mobile Hyperbaric Chambers for Early Treatment and Air Transportation in Diving Accidents

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Author(s):  
Corrado Manni ◽  
Sergio I. Magalini
Keyword(s):  
Early Treatment ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Complete Utilization ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Therapeutic Techniques ◽  
Diving Accidents ◽  
Rapid Ascent

The rescue of victims of accidents during underwater activities, and the treatment of the pathology provoked by too rapid ascent in diving, are unfortunately problems which still remain relevant today. The concept of rapid artificial recompression is at the basis of the fundamental therapeutic techniques for the early treatment of all those involved in accidents of this type. Though numerous advances have been achieved in this field, many practical limitations still prevent their complete utilization.

Unusual occurrence of diving accidents : Case reports from andaman & nicobar islands

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
SS Mohapatra ◽  
AK Anand ◽  
CS Mohanty ◽  
Swaroop Pathnaik ◽  
Bhavni Oberoi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Diving Accidents ◽  
Unusual Occurrence ◽  
Nicobar Islands

Decompression Sickness Damaging the Spinal Cord in a Scuba Diver: Case Report

1987 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-45
Author(s):  
B.G. Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neurological Involvement ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Pulmonary Barotrauma ◽  
Emergency Personnel ◽  
Diving Accidents

Scuba diving has become a popular sport resulting in an increased incidence of diving accidents. A survey done by the United States Navy from 1955 to 1960 revealed that decompression sickness (D.C.S.) is the most common serious complication experienced by scuba divers and the third most likely cause of death. The major cause is drowning and the second is arterial gas embolism from pulmonary barotrauma.D.C.S. has been classified into two groups. Type I includes the less severe forms with bubbles in the skin (“itches”), joints and other tissues. Type II includes the serious conditions with neurological involvement “staggers.” A detailed knowledge of D.C.S., commonly known as “the bends,” is essential to both divers and emergency personnel in order to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with this condition.A case of Type II bends with spinal cord damage is presented and the condition discussed.

Spinal cord injuries resulting from diving accidents in the Canary Islands

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Enrique Bárbara-Bataller ◽  
José Luis Méndez-Suárez ◽  
Carolina Alemán-Sánchez ◽  
Jesús Sánchez-Enríquez ◽  
Manuel Sosa-Henríquez
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Diving Accidents
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