133 - Dysbarisms, Dive Injuries, and Decompression Illness
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engaging in breath-hold diving, a sharp increase in diving injuries has been seen in EDs (Box 133.2). Deaths from breath-hold diving alone have almost doubled in the last 5 years, thus illustrating the potential for injury associated with this form of diving. With acute DCI, rapid assessment and treatment are the foundation of management. Three keys to successful ED treatment are having a high index of suspicion (DCI may have nonspecific findings), performing a thorough neurologic examination, and obtaining hyperbaric medicine consultation when DCI is suspected.
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