• American family physician · Apr 1996

    Review

    Recreational scuba diving injuries.

    • T L Clenney and L F Lassen.
    • Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Indian Head, Maryland, USA.
    • Am Fam Physician. 1996 Apr 1;53(5):1761-74.

    AbstractBecause of the increasing popularity of recreational scuba diving, primary care physicians should be familiar with common diving injuries. One form of barotrauma, middle ear squeeze, is the most common diving injury. Other important diving injuries include inner ear barotrauma and pulmonary barotrauma. Arterial gas embolism, a potentially life-threatening form of pulmonary barotrauma, requires hyperbaric treatment. Decompression sickness is the result of bubble formation in body tissue. Symptoms of decompression sickness range from joint pain to neurologic or pulmonary problems. Recompression is the mainstay of treatment.

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