AEROSPACE DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS

Course overview

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS IN AVIATION IS MOST COMMONLY SEEN FOLLOWING FLIGHTS IN NONPRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT, IN FLIGHTS WITH CABIN PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS, OR IN INDIVIDUALS WHO FLY AFTER DIVING. CASES ALSO HAVE BEEN REPORTED AFTER THE USE OF ALTITUDE CHAMBERS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF DECOMPRESSION SYNDROME.