MMW Fortschritte der Medizin
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Review Comparative Study
[Anterior dislocation of the shoulder--a reduction technique that is easy on the patient].
Modified scapula manipulation represents a simple, highly successful and--both for the physician and the patient--pleasant new reduction technique in cases of anterior dislocation of the shoulder. The advantages of this technique--in particular in comparison with the previously employed methods are well founded. Non-evaluated methods, which are fraught with complications, such as the Hippocrates' method, should no longer be applied.
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A decompression accident occurs during uncontrolled dive ascent with diving equipment. Through the rapid decrease in the surrounding pressure, gas bubbles form in the blood and tissues. ⋯ The therapy consists of administering, as quickly as possible, 100% oxygen as well as a volume substitution. The treatment is continued in a recompression chamber.