<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article describes the case of a neurological form of decompression sickness, which occurred in the course of a short training dive to the medium depth using the air as the breathing mix. The subject was treated according to the 3rd air recompression table. Despite an immediate hyperbaric treatment followed by hospitalisation residual neurological symptoms remained throughout the entire observation period.</p></abstract>

The article describes the case of a neurological form of decompression sickness, which occurred in the course of a short training dive to the medium depth using the air as the breathing mix. The subject was treated according to the 3rd air recompression table. Despite an immediate hyperbaric treatment followed by hospitalisation residual neurological symptoms remained throughout the entire observation period.

Severe decompression sickness in a diver in the course of a training dive

Department of Maritime and Tropical Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Gdynia, Poland

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The article describes the case of a neurological form of decompression sickness, which occurred in the course of a short training dive to the medium depth...

Severe decompression sickness in a diver in the course of a training dive

Publié en ligne: 19 août 2016

Pages: 61 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0012

Mots clés
decompression sickness, neurological form, alcohol, case study

© 2016 Brunon Kierznikowicz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Severe decompression sickness in a diver in the course of a training dive

Publié en ligne: 19 août 2016

Pages: 61 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0012

Mots clésdecompression sickness, neurological form, alcohol, case study

© 2016 Brunon Kierznikowicz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Mots clés
decompression sickness, neurological form, alcohol, case study