Simon Mitchell: Should divers treat DCS in the water
New Zealand physician, Dr Simon Mitchell discussing whether divers in remote locations should treat decompression sickness with in-water recompression.
World renowned dive physician Simon Mitchell, specialises in occupational medicine, hyperbaric medicine and anesthesiology.
Here at Dive Talks Portugal, he discusses the controversy of whether divers in remote locations should consider treating decompression sickness with in-water recompression. This presentation will discuss evidence for the efficacy of recompression instituted very quickly after symptom onset and at lower pressures than used in chambers, and for risk mitigations like full face masks.
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