Accidente disbárico. Persona asintomática con omisión de una fase descompresiva. A propósito de un caso

  1. Blanco-Fuentes, Urko 1
  2. Gil-Martin, Francisco-Javier 1
  1. 1 Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza. Servicio de Emergencias. Euskadi, España
Journal:
Gaceta médica de Bilbao: Revista oficial de la Academia de Ciencias Médicas de Bilbao. Información para profesionales sanitarios

ISSN: 0304-4858,  2173-2302

Year of publication: 2022

Volume: 119

Issue: 3

Pages: 156-161

Type: Article

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Abstract

Diving has become enormously popular and it is not without its risks. Problems related to pressure changes are known as dysbarisms or decompression sickness. In type I, the symptoms are cutaneous or musculoskeletal.However, in type II, there are symptoms that suggest involvement of the central and peripheral nervous system, as well as pulmonary involvement. Symptoms appear in most patients within the first 12 hours.All patients with symptoms must be referred to a center that has a hyperbaric chamber. The hyperbaric therapy unit of the Red Cross Hospital of Barcelona has developed the DOLA index. This index is very useful to establish a line of action against the risk of developing dysbaric disease in cases of missed decompression or asymptomatic patients.

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