Suspected arterial gas embolism after glossopharyngeal insufflation in a breath-hold diver

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-76

  Linér, Mats H ^a   Andersson, Johan P A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apnea; Competitive breath hold diving; Glossopharyngeal insufflation; Lung packing; Pulmonary barotrauma; Volutrauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AERATION; AIR EMBOLISM; APNEA; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARESTHESIA;

ADOLESCENT; APNEA; BAROTRAUMA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; PARESTHESIA; RESPIRATION;

EID: 74049123153     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2571.2010     Document Type: Article

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