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Scuba diving emergencies
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Contents
Types
Scuba Diving Emergencies
- Barotrauma of descent
- Barotrauma of ascent
- At depth injuries
- Oxygen toxicity
- Nitrogen narcosis
- Hypothermia
- Contaminated gas mixture (e.g. CO toxicity)
Differential Diagnosis
- Immersion pulmonary edema
- Submersion injury (drowning and near-drowning)
- Scuba diving emergencies
- Lightning injuries
- Hypothermia
- Marine toxins and envenomations
- Spinal cord trauma
