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GuidelineGerman medical science : GMS e-journal2023

S2k guideline for diving accidents.

Björn Jüttner, Christian Wölfel, Claudio Camponovo, Holger Schöppenthau, Johannes Meyne, Carmen Wohlrab, Henning Werr, Till Klein, Giso Schmeißer, Karsten Theiß and 6 more

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Guideline in German medical science : GMS e-journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Clinical and Laboratory Parameters After Drowning and Diving Accidents and Their Association with Survival.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Björn JüttnerGerman Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Society (GTÜM).
Christian WölfelSwiss Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Society (SUHMS).
Claudio CamponovoSwiss Underwater and Hyperbaric Medical Society (SUHMS).
Holger SchöppenthauGerman Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI).
Johannes MeyneGerman Recreational Divers Association (VDST).
Carmen WohlrabNaval Medical Institute of the German Navy (SchiffMedInstM).
Henning WerrNaval Medical Institute of the German Navy (SchiffMedInstM).
Till KleinAssociation of German Hyperbaric Treatment Centers (VDD).
Giso SchmeißerGerman Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (DGAUM).
Karsten TheißGerman Life-Saving Society (DLRG).
Philipp WolfGerman Red Cross (DRK), Water Rescue Service.
Oliver MüllerGerman Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI).
Thorsten JanischGerman Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (DGAI).
Johannes NaserProfessional Association of German Anaesthesiologists (BDA).
Susanne BlödtAssociation of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF).
Cathleen Muche-BorowskiAssociation of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF).

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For the purposes of this guideline, a diving accident is defined as an event that is either potentially life-threatening or hazardous to health as a result of a reduction in ambient pressure while diving or in other hyperbaric atmospheres with and without diving equipment. This national consensus-based guideline (development grade S2k) presents the current state of knowledge and recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of diving accident victims. The treatment of a breath-hold diver as well as children and adolescents does not differ in principle. In this regard only unusual tiredness and itching without visible skin changes are mild symptoms. The key action statements: on-site 100% oxygen first aid treatment, immobilization/no unnecessary movement, fluid administration and telephone consultation with a diving medicine specialist are recommended. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) remains unchanged as the established treatment in severe cases, as there are no therapeutic alternatives. The basic treatment scheme recommended for diving accidents is hyperbaric oxygenation at 280 kPa.

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Decompression SicknessDivingAccidentsAdolescentChildHumansOxygenReferral and ConsultationTelephoneOxygenarterial gas embolismdecompression illnessdecompression sicknessdiving accidenthyperbaric oxygen therapyoxygen

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PMID37033772
PMCPMC10073983

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