RT Book, Section
A1 Blumen, Ira J.
A1 Beck, Eric
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105687958
T1 Dysbaric Injuries
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105687958
RD 2024/04/23
AB An  air  embolism  is  the  most  serious  dysbaric  injury  and  requires  aggressive  care,  which  includes  100%  oxygen,  intravenous  fluids,  and  hyperbaric  treatment.Patients  with  suspected  air  embolism  should  be  placed  in  the  Trendelenburg  or  left  lateral  decubitus  position  to  minimize  the  passage  of  air  emboli  to  the  brain.The  treatment  of  choice  for  most  air  emboli  and  decompression  illnesses  is  hyperbaric  (recompression)  therapy.  This  is  initiated  as  soon  as  possible,  ideally  within  6  hours  of  the  onset  of  symptoms.