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Section 3 - Dive InjuriesCase (diagnosis) ReclassificationCases reclassified as "Not DCI"a) Cases with single dives to less than 30 fsw (9 msw)and symptoms that could not be attributed to AGEb) Cases with symptom onset times more than 48 hours afterthe last dive or altitude exposurec) Cases with signs and symptoms likely due to a non-divingcause of injury upon review of medical historyd) Cases with symptoms that resolved spontaneouslywithout recompression in less than 20 minutes with surfaceoxygen or in less than 60 minutes without oxygene) Cases with no response to recompression werereviewed extensively before classification as Not DCICases reclassified as "ambiguous"a) Cases with sufficient exposure but minimal or atypicalsymptomsb) Cases in which symptoms resolved spontaneously afterlasting less than 20 minutes with surface oxygen or lessthan 60 minutes without oxygenc) Cases with confounding medical conditions thatcould explain the symptomsDecompression sickness casesa) Cases with a dive depth of at least 30 fswb) Headache, dizziness, anxiety, general weakness, fatigue,and subjective numbness and tingling of both hands andfeet were not classified as DCS in absence of other symptomsor without objective findingsType I DCS (DCS I)included PSIs of Pain, Skin/Lymphatic, Constitutional / Non-SpecificType II DCS (DCS II)included PSIs of Serious Neurological, Cardiopulmonary,Mild Neurological and simultaneous presence of Painand Constitutional.DAN’s <strong>Report</strong> on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration: 2005 Edition 65
Section 3 - Dive InjuriesAGE casesa) Cases with symptom onset in less than 15 minutes post-diveb) Cases with cerebral neurological symptoms, signsor findingsc) Cases with symptom duration greater than 15 minutesd) A rapid ascent, an out-of-air incident, or the presence ofc a rdiopulmonary symptoms increased the confidence ofan AGE diagnosisLung Barotrauma casesa) Mediastinal emphysemab) Subcutaneous emphysemac) Pneumothoraxd) In the absence of any neurological signs or symptomsDCI casesa) All Cases listed as DCI were reclassified as either DCS orAGE if possible based on the information available.b) Cases felt to be related to decompression but not possibleto definitively categorize as DCS or AGE were called DCIc) Could include combination of DCS and AGE (Type III)66DAN’s <strong>Report</strong> on Decompression Illness, Diving Fatalities and Project Dive Exploration: 2005 Edition
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