Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive
Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive
Report on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive
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Secti<strong>on</strong> 3 - <strong>Dive</strong> InjuriesFigure 3.7-4 shows the initial treatment table used to compressinjured divers in our sample. The USN Treatment Table 6 was mostcomm<strong>on</strong>ly used. Short tables refer to hyperbaric oxygen deliveredat either 90 minutes at 33 fsw (10 msw) or 90 minutes at 45 fsw (14msw). Other tables include Catalina <strong>and</strong> USN 6A.Figure 3.7-4Initial treatmenttable used torecompress injureddivers (n=297).Figure 3.7-5The outcomesat dischargeby diagnosticcategory (n=293).Figure 3.7-5 describes the resoluti<strong>on</strong> of symptoms by diagnosis.Approximately <strong>on</strong>e-third of recreati<strong>on</strong>al divers had a residualsymptom at the end of recompressi<strong>on</strong> treatment. It is interesting t<strong>on</strong>ote that cases classified as ambiguous had a higher percentage ofresidual symptoms than those in other diagnostic categories. This isunderst<strong>and</strong>able, since symptoms not caused by decompressi<strong>on</strong> illnessmay not resp<strong>on</strong>d to recompressi<strong>on</strong> treatment. It is possible thatthe ambiguous category c<strong>on</strong>tains cases that were not correctly diagnosed.62DAN’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Decompressi<strong>on</strong> <strong>Illness</strong>, <strong>Diving</strong> <strong>Fatalities</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Project</strong> <strong>Dive</strong> Explorati<strong>on</strong>: 2005 Editi<strong>on</strong>