DIVING IN WATER RECOMPRESSION

Course overview

IN-WATER RECOMPRESSION IS THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE TO INITIATE WHEN TRADITIONAL RECOMPRESSION IN A DEDICATED CHAMBER WITH FULL MEDICAL STAFF IS UNAVAILABLE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THIS ACTIVITY ARTICULATES CONCERNS RELATED TO APPROPRIATE PATIENT SELECTION FOR IN-WATER RECOMPRESSION AFTER DIVING MALADIES AND IDENTIFIES THOSE TYPES OF DIVING MALADIES LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM IN-WATER RECOMPRESSION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE APPROPRIATE SELECTION OF IN-WATER RECOMPRESSION TABLES AND DISCUSSES PITFALLS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED MORBIDITY OR MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AS WELL AS FIRST RESPONDERS IN PROVIDING FOR DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS PATIENTS IN REMOTE SETTINGS.