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Detection of Microregional Hypoxia in Mouse Cerebral Cortex by Two-photon Imaging of Endogenous NADH Fluorescence

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Neurological oxygen toxicity.

Scott Farmery¹, Oliver Sykes

¹Department of Anaesthetics, St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. scott.farmery@stgeorges.nhs.uk

Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ

|September 9, 2011

Summary

This study details a seizure during SCUBA ascent, exploring causes and management. It highlights risks of emergency ascents for divers and rescuers in deep-sea exploration.

Area of Science:

Diving Medicine
Physiology

Background:

SCUBA diving presents risks like nitrogen narcosis, barotrauma, and decompression sickness.
Trimix diving uses helium-oxygen-nitrogen to mitigate deep-dive risks but introduces hypoxia and oxygen toxicity.

Observation:

A seizure occurred during the ascent phase of a Trimix SCUBA dive.
The event happened despite efforts to manage gas mixtures for deep dives.

Findings:

The seizure's potential causes, including hypoxia or oxygen toxicity, are analyzed.
Management strategies for such an event during ascent are discussed.

Implications:

Emergency ascents pose significant hazards to both the affected diver and rescuers.
Understanding these risks is crucial for dive safety protocols and emergency response.

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Published on: February 21, 2012