A technical diving-related burns case: treatment in a remote location.
| Autor: | Sharp FC; Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Dr, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia, sharpief@doctors.org.uk., Sayer MD; West Scotland Centre for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Dunbeg, Oban, Argyll, Scotland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Diving and hyperbaric medicine [Diving Hyperb Med] 2017 Jun; Vol. 47 (2), pp. 127-130. |
| DOI: | 10.28920/dhm47.2.127-130 |
| Abstrakt: | Injuries suffered as a result of a rebreather oxygen explosion and fire occurred to a diver on vacation in the island state of Chuuk, Micronesia. The medical and logistical management of the diver in a remote location are described. The mechanism of both the fire and the subsequent blast and burn injuries are discussed. Prevention of and preparation for such incidents are discussed in the context of the increasing frequency of dive and adventure travel to remote areas. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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