Squeeze Please
This is the most common type of Barotrauma
What is a middle ear squeeze
These are the three bones of the middle ear
What are the malleus, the incus and the stapes
Pulmonary over inflation from gas failing to escape from the lungs can occur when a diver voluntarily or involuntarily does this during ascent
What is holds breath
Air trapped in the pleural space between the lung and chest wall is called what?
Rhymes with "Dumbness"
What is numbness
This is the acronym for remembering the prerequisites for a squeeze
GRAVE
Persistent vertigo and hearing loss are the primary symptoms of this type of barotrauma
What is inner ear barotrauma (IEB)
This is the most common cause of AGE
Exhaustion of air supply / need to make an emergency ascent
The symptoms of a tension and simple pneumothorax are similar. The primary difference is that the symptoms of a tension pneumothorax will what?
What is get worse over time.
False sense of motion
What is vertigo
This is what the "G" in GRAVE stands for
What is "Gas Filled Space"
This is the medical term for a hole in a membrane. As in "inner ear barotrauma with perilymph _______"
What is fistula
These are the three definitive steps in the treatment of arterial gas embolism.
1. Basic first aid
2. 100% oxygen
3. Immediate recompression
A tension pneumothorax should always be
suspected if the diver’s condition deteriorates rapidly during ________, especially if the symptoms are respiratory?
What is ascent
Abbreviated TM, this is another name for the ear drum
What is the tympanic membrane
True or False? Inner ear barotrauma is treated with immediate recompression?
False. (Bed rest with head elevation, possible surgery, depending on severity)
Of the two types of emphysema, which is a prerequisite for the other?
Mediastinal is a prerequisite for subcutaneous
The strategies for avoiding pulmonary over-inflation are to breathe normally during ascent, and if forced to perform an emergency ascent, do what?
What is exhale continuously
Pain is ________ leaving the body
This is the hallmark symptom of a middle ear squeeze
What is sharp pain
This is the definitive treatment for a diver if there is any doubt as to the cause of post dive hearing loss or vertigo
What is recompression.
Movement of the skin near the windpipe or about the collar bone may produce a cracking or crunching sound, otherwise known as __________?
What is crepitation
A small pneumothorax normally will improve with time as the air in the pleural space is reabsorbed spontaneously. A small pneumothorax is defined as one that is less than ______%?
What is 15%
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What are tremors