CASE REPORT: TWO SUCCESSFUL CASES OF SEVERE DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS WERE UNDERWENT EMERGENCY AIR TRANSPORT AND TREATED AT MILITARY HOSPITAL 175
Keywords:
Decompression illness, Emergency Air TransportAbstract
Decompression illness (DCI) is a systemic disease and common in divers, barometric workers, astronauts and pilots. The pathogenetic mechanism is the formation of “bubbles”, which grow in organs and vessels due to the rapid reduction of pressure in the body’s surroundings. This disease is usually divided into 2 types: Type I - mild, including skin and musculoskeletal manifestations, and Type II - severe, including neurological, inner ear and cardiopulmonary manifestations. Diagnosis of DCI is based mainly on historical and clinical symptoms, without specific tests. High-dose oxygen breathing is the best first aid and thorough treatment is hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In recent time, the Air Emergency Team of Military Hospital 175 has provided emergency care and successfully transported 2 fishermen with severe decompression illness due to deep diving from Phan Vinh island to the mainland. After 10 days of treatment, both patients fully recovered and were discharged.
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