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  2. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
  3. The St. Luke’s Hospital Gazette
  4. 1974
  5. TSLHG, Volume 9, Issue 2
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dc.contributor.authorAzzopardi, Nazzareno-
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T16:50:48Z-
dc.date.available2017-01-30T16:50:48Z-
dc.date.issued1974-
dc.identifier.citationAzzopardi, N. (1974). Traumatic air embolism. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 9(2), 119-121.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/16004-
dc.description.abstractA rare case of traumatic air embolism and a possible hazard to underwater divers using SCUBA method are herein described. This accident illustrates the risk untrained and unprepared divers run when faced with an emergency while deep under water. The trainer accompanying this man suffered from no ill-effects despite the rapid ascent. The importance of not diving after a hearty meal is made evident by the probability that the vomiting caused this diver to pull off the mouth piece while 30 meters underwater. Though the patient discussed was once found fit to be an aeroplane pilot this does not exclude the presence of any pulmonary inflammatory lesion that could have caused a weakening of the tracheo-bronchial tree.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherThe St. Luke`s Hospital Gazetteen_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectEmbolismen_GB
dc.subjectScuba diving accidents -- Malta -- Case studiesen_GB
dc.subjectScuba diving accidents -- Preventionen_GB
dc.titleTraumatic air embolismen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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