Synonyms Diver’s sickness, decompression accident or illness, caisson sickness (caisson sickness)Decompression sickness occurs most frequently in diving accidents and is therefore also called diver’s sickness. The real problem with decompression sickness is that if you ascend too quickly, gas bubbles form inside the body and these then trigger the typical symptoms. Decompression sickness is divided … Diving Disease
First aid If there is a suspicion of a diving accident, the following measures should be taken, as they can be life-saving: In the first place, the alarm of the rescue services. If possible, pure oxygen should be given to the patient. If unconscious, put the patient in a shock position (as known from the … First aid | Diving Disease
Decompression sickness type II In DCS II, the brain, spinal cord and inner ear are affected. Here, it is not so much the direct formation of gas bubbles in the tissue itself that causes the damage, but rather the gas embolisms that lead to blockages in the small vessels. The damage to the brain can … Decompression sickness type II | Diving Disease
History The connection between pressure and the solubility of gases in liquids was established as early as 1670 by Robert Boyle.However, it was not until 1857 that Felix Hoppe-Seyler established the theory of gas embolism as the cause of decompression sickness. There were then further investigations on diving depth and diving time. However, it was … History | Diving Disease
Diagnosis The clinical symptoms play an important role in the diagnosis of air embolism. If there is a temporal connection with a medical intervention, infusion, catheter examination or similar, this must be reported. Air embolism can be detected directly with the heart ultrasound device. Changes in the ECG (electrocardiogram) that resemble a heart attack are … Diagnosis | Air embolism
Duration vs. prognosis Prognosis and duration depend on the time of diagnosis and treatment. If the air embolism is diagnosed immediately and treated in time, those affected have a favorable prognosis. In many cases, the embolism recedes completely. Some patients retain symptoms such as paresis (paralysis) or lung disease. If air embolism is diagnosed late, … Duration vs. prognosis | Air embolism
Definition – What is an air embolism? Air embolism is the narrowing of a vessel due to an accumulation of air, up to a vessel occlusion. Normally, our body absorbs smaller air accumulations without any health consequences. An air embolism becomes dangerous when a larger amount of air is created in the right ventricle and … Air embolism
Definition A paradoxical embolism has the same basic structure as a normal venous embolism with a special feature or deviation. An embolism is a sudden blockage of a blood vessel by a plug (embolus). This washed up in the bloodstream (via the venous blood). It usually originates from a leg vein. It is not soluble … Paradoxical embolism
Associated symptoms Whether a paradoxical embolism causes symptoms depends very much on the location of the vessel occlusion. For example, if it is located in areas that are supplied by many small blood vessels, symptoms may be minimal. However, this is more likely to be a state of emergency. Normally one has strong pain symptoms. … Associated symptoms | Paradoxical embolism
Diagnosis If the physician suspects a paradoxical embolism, the patient’s medical history is examined first. It is important to know whether there is an increased risk of embolism in the patient and whether he is taking medication. This is followed by a physical examination. It is checked whether pain occurs in certain areas of the … Diagnosis | Paradoxical embolism
What is a fat embolism? Fat embolism is an embolic event of fatty material entering the vascular system. The occlusion can affect, among other things, the pulmonary vascular system and possibly also the vascular system of the central nervous system (CNS). This leads to serious complications that can be fatal if undetected. There are other … Bold embolism
Symptoms Typical symptoms of fat embolism include The first symptom is typically difficult breathing and may even be shortness of breath. In addition, small skin bleedings (petechiae) occur in typical body regions, such as the head, conjunctiva, chest and armpit. The embolic occlusion of brain vessels can lead to neurological symptoms. These are mainly focal … Symptoms | Bold embolism
