Neurologic Deep Dive: A Simulation Case of Diagnosing and Treating Decompression Sickness for Emergency Medicine Residents
Abstract Introduction Decompression sickness (DCS) is a rare and dangerous complication from a rapid decrease in environmental pressure, commonly seen in patients leaving a compressed-air environment, such as scuba divers, aviators, and deep tunnel workers. Failure to clinically diagnose and adequat...
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| Language: | English |
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Association of American Medical Colleges
2016-09-01
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| Series: | MedEdPORTAL |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10473 |