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Undersea Medicine

Remote Management of Mild Recreational Decompression Illness
Sidney, Australia — May 25-26, 2004

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There is no continuing education credit available with these lectures.

Session I
Introduction Dr. Simon Mitchell	Play Video (18:15)
Diagnosing DCI in Remote Locations Dr. Richard Moon	Play Video (39:14)
Natural History of Untreated Mild DCI Prof David Elliot	Play Video (59:32)
Session II
Cost Benefit in Treatment of Mild DCI; the Patient as Informed Risk Acceptor Dr. Alison Drewry	Play Video (39:02)
Benefit of Surface 0₂, Fluids and Drugs as Alternatives to Recompression for Mild DCI Dr. Fred Bove	Play Video (54:58)
Influence of Delay to Recompression on the Outcome of Mild DCI Dr. Jake Freiberger	Play Video (48:14)
Session III
Can Divers with Symptoms of Mild DCI Fly on Commeercial Airliners? Chris Wachholz	Play Video (27:22)
Ground Transportation of Divers with Mild DCI Dr. David Griffiths	Play Video (27:35)
Treatment in Remote Location Hyperbaric Chambers; In-Water Recompression Dr. James Francis	Play Video (48:31)
Session IV
Overview of Accidents in Aero-Medical Evacuations Dr. Mike Bennett	Play Video (30:45)
Flying Home After Recompression Treatment in a Remote Location Dr. Jake Frieberger	Play Video (26:29)
Hypothetical Evolving Case History of a Serious Remote DCI Dr. Simon Mitchell, Dr. David Doolette	Play Video (1:19:25)
Session V
Hypothetical Evolving Case History of Mild Remote DCI Dr. Simon Mitchell, Dr. David Doolette	Play Video (1:11:16)
The Lawyer's View on Remote Management of Mild DCI Mr. Rick Lesser	Play Video (41:30)
Consensus Statement on the Management of Remote Mild DCI - Part 1 Dr. Des Gorman	Play Video (1:05:09)
Consensus Statement on the Management of Remote Mild DCI - Part 2 Dr. Des Gorman	Play Video (1:23:05)