Spinal decompression sickness in an artisanal diving fisherman in Yucatán, Mexico: a case report

Autor: Daniel, Popa, Walter, Chin, Oswaldo, Huchim-Lara, Ian, Grover
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Underseahyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc. 44(5)
ISSN: 1066-2936
Popis: Artisanal fishermen around the world employ scuba and surface-supplied diving for their livelihoods and often undergo provocative dive profiles due to economic pressures. Consequently, rates of decompression sickness (DCS) are much greater than in recreational scuba divers. Here we present the case of a surface-supplied diving fisherman from the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, who suffered a significant episode of spinal DCS and underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments, with a favorable outcome. Additionally, we review the proposed mechanisms underlying spinal DCS.
Databáze: OpenAIRE