Pneumomediastinum after SCUBA diving

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Netharland Journal of Critical Care

2011, Volume 15, Issue 3 : 152-154

Article

Pneumomediastinum after SCUBA diving

Ruijs L.

Verlaat C.W.M.

Leferink V.J.M.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Intensive Care Department, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Abstract

A pneumomediastinum is a condition in which air is present in the mediastinum. It can result from a pulmonary barotrauma which occurs during SCUBA (self contained underwater breathing apparatus) diving. We report on a fifteen-year-old patient who suffered from a pulmonary barotrauma including a pneumomediastinum after SCUBA diving. The patient was admitted to the PICU (Paediatric Intensive Care Unit) and treated conservatively. Subsequently the patient developed neurological deficits resulting from an arterial gas embolism (AGE). This case report discusses some of the principles of the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of diving emergencies. Copyright © 2011, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Intensive Care.

Keywords

Diving accidents

Pneumomediastinum and baro-trauma

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