Citation

Böttcher F, Jüttner B, Krause A, Rocha M, Koppert W. Anaesthesist 2012; 61(2): 137-142.

Vernacular Title

Todlicher Tauchunfall. Oder: Unfall wahrend des Tauchens mit Todesfolge?

Affiliation

Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland, mail@dr-boettcher.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00101-011-1974-0

PMID

22354401

Abstract

This example of a fatal diving accident shows how challenging such cases can be in pre-hospital and clinical care. There is no common mechanism in diving fatalities and more than one group of disorders coming along with decompression sickness. Diving medicine is not an element of medical education, which results in insecurity and hampers adequate therapy of diving incidents. This is aggravated by an insufficient availability of hyperbaric chambers in Germany.

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