Pulmonary Barotrauma in a Free Diver Who Breathed Compressed Air at Depth: Case Report.
ABS TRACT Pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) usually develops in Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) divers if there is air trapping during ascent caused by uncontrolled decompression, breath holding and emerging of air trapping in the lungs. The air expanded in lungs according to the Boyl...
| Publicado en: | Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 255 - 260 |
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| Formato: | case study diagnostic images Journal Article |
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Turkiye Klinikleri
Feb2012
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