Safety Flash
Decompression illness (DCI) incident during routine decompression of divers from saturation
Decompression illness (DCI) incident during routine decompression of divers from saturation
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/14
- DivingOccupational Health
- Occupational health
- Saturation diving
- First aid and medical provisionMedical surveillanceOperating and work procedures
Summary
A saturation diver developed mild decompression illness during planned decompression. Recompression, therapeutic breathing gas and observation resolved the symptoms, with no recurrence during subsequent decompression. Investigators attributed the incident to individual physiology but could not confirm hydration. Recommendations address daily health and hydration checks, bag searches and declaration of personal supplements.
Classifications: Occupational health; worker health.
Classifications: Saturation diving; sat diving.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Medical surveillance.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Summary
A diver developed mild decompression illness during saturation decompression and recovered following recompression and therapeutic gas treatment.
IMCA SF 05/14. Themes: diving, occupational health.