Catherine talks us through some of the physiology to consider if dealing with a diving or post diving incident and chats us through some insults and injuries which may occur during or after a dive trip and how to assess and treat these as well as possible pathways for the patient.
Key points:
Links and Resources
The Scottish Hyperbaric emergency helpline 0345 408 6008
The British Hyperbaric emergency helpline 07831 151 523
Both are 24hrs, rescue of course can be initiated through 999/ VHF CH 16.
The UK Hyperbaric association
https://www.ukhyperbaric.com/
The British Diving Safety Group, who aim to collaborate with all the agencies on safety matters in diving, have produced this helpful information on Preparation for a return to dive UK sites and seas.
https://bdsg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BDSG-Preparation-for-a-return-to-diving-Winter-2021.pdf
Johnny Will - Urgent Care
Bernd Wallner & Hermann Brugger - CPR with restricted patient access.
Peter Lorrain-Smith – Police Scotland
Pam Barker and Duncan McDonald - Role of the Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team (SORT)
John Aitchison - Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Who are they and what do they do?
Damon Powell – Roles, Responsibilities and Capabilities of MRT
Stuart Braithwaite – RNLI
Paddy Morgan – Drowning and cold water immersion
James Stevenson - Major Incidents
Caitlin Wilson - Prehospital Feedback
Mark Worrall - Seizures in the Paediatric Patient
Mark Worrall - Paediatric Respiratory Emergencies part 2
Mark Worrall - Paediatric Respiratory Emergencies part 1
Mark Worrall - Anaphylaxis in the paediatric child
Caitlin Wilson - Hyperventilation Syndrome
Gail Topping - Are you OK?
Dave Strachan - Suspension Trauma
April Lochhead - Falls in the community
Winston de Mello - Prehospital management of burns
Lucy Powls - Obstetric Emergencies in the Pre-hospital Environment
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