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<p>The paper presents a case of pulmonary barotrauma in a scuba diver. Swallowing water and respiratory arrest during the ascent caused the trauma. Symptoms from the respiratory system (including the Behnke’s symptom) appeared several minutes after the completion of the dive and were not severe. However, symptoms from the peripheral nervous system, which appeared later, increased rapidly until the seizure episode and loss of consciousness. Hyperbaric treatment was applied in a decompression chamber on board the ship from which the dive was conducted. The treatment resulted in complete remission of symptoms without any consequences.</p>
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The paper presents a case of pulmonary barotrauma in a scuba diver. Swallowing water and respiratory arrest during the ascent caused the trauma. Symptoms from the respiratory system (including the Behnke’s symptom) appeared several minutes after the completion of the dive and were not severe. However, symptoms from the peripheral nervous system, which appeared later, increased rapidly until the seizure episode and loss of consciousness. Hyperbaric treatment was applied in a decompression chamber on board the ship from which the dive was conducted. The treatment resulted in complete remission of symptoms without any consequences.

Cerebral Gas Embolism in the Course of Mildly Symptomatic Pulmonary Barotrauma in a Scuba Diver

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The paper presents a case of pulmonary barotrauma in a scuba diver. Swallowing water and respiratory arrest during the ascent caused the trauma. Symptoms from...

Cerebral Gas Embolism in the Course of Mildly Symptomatic Pulmonary Barotrauma in a Scuba Diver

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 41 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0008

Keywords
diving, pulmonary barotrauma, case, cerebral embolism

© 2020 Brunon Kierznikowicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Cerebral Gas Embolism in the Course of Mildly Symptomatic Pulmonary Barotrauma in a Scuba Diver

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 41 - 44

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0008

Keywordsdiving, pulmonary barotrauma, case, cerebral embolism

© 2020 Brunon Kierznikowicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
diving, pulmonary barotrauma, case, cerebral embolism