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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — After scuba diving or rapid altitude change, a person has joint pain, rash, weakness, confusion, or breathing trouble.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Joint pain, fatigue, rash, dizziness after diving.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Serious: paralysis, confusion, chest pain, difficulty breathing.
Scene hazards: Delayed symptoms, Transport to hyperbaric chamber
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call DAN or local dive emergency line and 112.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lay flat. Administer 100% oxygen if cylinder and mask available.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep calm and still — exertion may worsen bubbles.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Record dive profile, depth, and time for medics.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call dive emergency hotline and 112. Need hyperbaric chamber.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report dive depth, duration, and symptom onset time.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is definitive treatment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Even mild symptoms warrant hospital assessment after diving.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT fly in aircraft — low pressure worsens sickness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore mild joint pain after diving — can progress.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Decompression sickness only happens if you surface too fast once
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Repeated dives, dehydration, and flying after diving also cause DCS. Symptoms may be delayed.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Missing window for hyperbaric treatment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Nitrogen bubbles form in blood and tissues after inadequate decompression.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Symptoms can appear hours after a dive.