Undersea Hyperbar M
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Undersea Hyperbar M · Sep 2015
Case ReportsLow forced expiratory flow rates and forceful exhalation as a cause for arterial gas embolism during submarine escape training: a case report.
A 26-year-old male U. S. Navy submariner suffered an arterial gas embolism during pressurized submarine escape training. ⋯ S. Navy resumed pressurized submarine escape training utilizing the Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment suit. We discuss possible contributing factors and propose that his AGE was caused by pulmonary barotrauma due to a combination of low forced expiratory flow rates and an overly forceful exhalation during his ascent.