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  • Title: Pulmonary barotrauma after a free dive--a possible mechanism.
    Author: Kol S, Weisz G, Melamed Y.
    Journal: Aviat Space Environ Med; 1993 Mar; 64(3 Pt 1):236-7. PubMed ID: 8447807.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary barotrauma during scuba diving is a life-threatening event. In a skin diver, who does not use compressed air, this complication is rare and its pathophysiology is not readily understood. We present a young, healthy skin diver who suffered pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema after a sequence of free dives to 5 m, and suggest a possible mechanism.
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