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Benjamin L Turner1, Jan Corneliis van de Voort2,3, Boke Linso Sjirk Borger van der Burg2,4
1Diving Medical Centre, Royal Netherlands Navy, Den Helder, the Netherlands.
Combat medics can effectively learn to use ultrasound for monitoring decompression stress. This training enables them to perform vascular ultrasound measurements for self-monitoring during waterside operations.
Area of Science:
- Medical Ultrasound
- Military Medicine
- Physiology
Background:
- Two-dimensional venous ultrasound shows promise as an alternative to standard Doppler ultrasonography for assessing decompression stress.
- Preliminary findings suggest ultrasound imaging of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and popliteal vein (PV) can detect elevated decompression stress.
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