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| Title: | The Pathologist’s Approach to SCUBA Diving Deaths. |
| Authors: | Caruso, JL |
| Keywords: | Decompression Illness
DCI
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS
DCS
DIVERS
Accident
Fatality
statistical analysis
Pathologist
diver equipment
embolism
AGE
Pathology
medical examiner |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) |
| Citation: | ASCP Teleconference 4057 |
| Abstract: | Program Objectives: *Understand the physics and physiology specific to the underwater environment. Interpret circumstances surrounding a death of a person using recreational diving equipment. *Apply a few specialized techniques, while performing an autopsy on someone who died while performing a recreational dive. Interpret the findings of the postmortem examination in the context of the circumstances surrounding the death. *Discuss the epidemiology of diving related accidents. *Recognize resources available when faced with performing an autopsy on someone who died while using recreational diving equipment. |
| Description: | Armed Forces Medical Examiner-Pacific Presentation. This presentation is intended for Clinical Pathologists. |
| URI: | http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/3933 |
| Appears in Collections: | Undesignated Accident and Fatality Reports
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| ASCP4057_Handout.pdf | | 128Kb | Adobe PDF | View/Open | | ASCP4057_Slides.pdf | | 25597Kb | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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