A simple guide to decompression illness / by Lee Griffiths ; contributors Klaus Torp and John Lippmann.

By:

Griffiths, Lee, 1971- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

190549212X
9781905492121

Other title:

Decompression illness [Parallel title]

Subject(s):

Decompression sickness

DDC classification:

616.9894 23

Contents:

1. Effects of Pressure/Mechanism of Injury -- 2. Barotrauma of Descent -- 3. Barotrauma of Ascent -- 4. Pulmonary Barotrauma -- 5. Mediastinal Emphysema -- 6. Subcutaneous Emphysema -- 7. Pneumothorax/Tension Pneumothorax -- 8. Arterial Gas Embolism -- 9. Decompression Illness (DCI) -- 10. Initial Treatment and First Aid -- 11. Diagnosing DCI -- 12. Medical Treatment of DCI and Recompression -- 13. Glossary -- Appendices: -- (i) Recompression Tables -- (ii) Divemasters Dive Accident Assessment Chart -- (iii) Emergency Action Chart -- (iv) Emergency Numbers -- (v) Further Reading and Training -- (vi) Gas Laws.

Summary: "This book enables divers to have a thorough understanding of some of the medical problems and illnesses associated with diving. After reading this book you will be able to fully recognize each of the individual conditions and have a clear understanding of the best action to take in the event of decompression illness. "--Publisher's website.

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Includes bibliographical references.

"This book enables divers to have a thorough understanding of some of the medical problems and illnesses associated with diving. After reading this book you will be able to fully recognize each of the individual conditions and have a clear understanding of the best action to take in the event of decompression illness. "--Publisher's website.

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