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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Corrado Manni
Affiliation:
Institute for Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Catholic University del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, 00168.
Sergio I. Magalini
Affiliation:
Institute for Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Catholic University del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, 00168.

Extract

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.

Type
Section Four—Air Rescue
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1985

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References

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