• Undersea Hyperbar M · Jan 2014

    Initial review of the U.S. Navy's pressurized submarine escape training outcomes.

    • Seth W O'Donnell and Wayne G Horn.
    • Undersea Hyperbar M. 2014 Jan 1; 41 (1): 33-40.

    AbstractThe U.S. Navy reinstituted pressurized submarine escape training (PSET) for submarine sailors in 2009 after a nearly 30-year absence. This training addresses escape from a disabled submarine at depth with the use of the Beaufort, Ltd. Mk 10 Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment (SEIE) suit. Training is classified as "high-risk" due to previous U.S. and foreign navy experience with training-associated morbidity and mortality, particularly from diving-related illness. To reduce risk, medical screening procedures are performed. During the first 39 months of training, 7,025 students screened for PSET with 32% completing all phases, including two pressurized ascents. The most common reason for screening disqualification was presence of upper respiratory congestion. During training, middle ear barotrauma was responsible for 53% of attrition, primarily during the test of pressure.

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