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<p>The paper presents an accident of a diver in classic equipment. After several hours of hard work underwater, shortened instead of extended decompression was applied. The staff disregarded the symptoms of type I decompression sickness reported by the diver, and therefore the treatment was started with a significant delay. The use of recompression treatment - therapeutic decompression resulted in permanent and complete resolution of symptoms.</p>
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The paper presents an accident of a diver in classic equipment. After several hours of hard work underwater, shortened instead of extended decompression was applied. The staff disregarded the symptoms of type I decompression sickness reported by the diver, and therefore the treatment was started with a significant delay. The use of recompression treatment - therapeutic decompression resulted in permanent and complete resolution of symptoms.

An Analysis of a Case of Decompression Sickness in a Diver

Department of Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The paper presents an accident of a diver in classic equipment. After several hours of hard work underwater, shortened instead of extended decompression was...

An Analysis of a Case of Decompression Sickness in a Diver

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 85 - 88

Received: Mar 13, 2019

Accepted: Feb 14, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0023

Keywords
classic equipment, improper decompression, ignoring symptoms, skin and joint form of decompression sickness

© 2021 Romuald Olszański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Analysis of a Case of Decompression Sickness in a Diver

Published Online: Feb 01, 2023

Page range: 85 - 88

Received: Mar 13, 2019

Accepted: Feb 14, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0023

Keywordsclassic equipment, improper decompression, ignoring symptoms, skin and joint form of decompression sickness

© 2021 Romuald Olszański et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
classic equipment, improper decompression, ignoring symptoms, skin and joint form of decompression sickness