Medical field management of the injured diver.
This article discusses the history of medical field management of the injured diver, and presents a comprehensive medical equipment list for field treatment as well as treatment protocols. Case reports are used to illustrate the principles and outcome of medical field management.
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Department of Emergency and Hyperbaric Medicine, Jo Ellen Smith Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
D000328:Adult; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000628:therapy*; D004242:Diving / Q000293:injuries*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009326:Naval Medicine