title: Heliox treatment for spinal decompression sickness following air dives.
abstract: Enforced delay in treatment of spinal decompression sickness following scuba diving can result in paraplegia. Poor response from initial recompression to 18 m presents the clinician with a difficult management problem. Theoretical objections have been raised to the use of He-O2 as treatment regimen. We report 3 cases that show He-O2 to be an excellent method of treatment in spinal decompression sickness after air diving.
authors.affiliation: Underwater Centre, Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, U.K.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000628:therapy*; D006371:Helium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006371:Helium