Citation

Kol S, Weisz G, Melamed Y. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 1993; 64(3 Pt 1): 236-237.

Affiliation

Israeli Naval Hyperbaric Institute, Haifa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Aerospace Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8447807

Abstract

Pulmonary barotrauma during scuba diving is a life-threatening event. In a skin diver, who does not use compressed air, this complication is rare and its pathophysiology is not readily understood. We present a young, healthy skin diver who suffered pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema after a sequence of free dives to 5 m, and suggest a possible mechanism.

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