First Aid for ACUTE interstitial emphysema

rads <radsxxunspamxx@davidradley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.

Isn't that the condition where the breathing reflex is
broken and the body is actually responding to low oxygen
not CO2 build up to breath so if you give the oxygen
they promptly suffocate on CO2?

Also I seem to remember they wouldn't ever be diving in
that condition. Walking is unlikely.

Somebody will probably google it by now and show me I'm
wrong again.

nigelH

rads <radsxxunspamxx@davidradley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.

Isn't that the condition where the breathing reflex is
broken and the body is actually responding to low oxygen
not CO2 build up to breath so if you give the oxygen
they promptly suffocate on CO2?

Also I seem to remember they wouldn't ever be diving in
that condition. Walking is unlikely.

Somebody will probably google it by now and show me I'm
wrong again.

nigelH

rads <radsxxunspamxx@davidradley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.

Isn't that the condition where the breathing reflex is
broken and the body is actually responding to low oxygen
not CO2 build up to breath so if you give the oxygen
they promptly suffocate on CO2?

Also I seem to remember they wouldn't ever be diving in
that condition. Walking is unlikely.

Somebody will probably google it by now and show me I'm
wrong again.

nigelH

rads <radsxxunspamxx@davidradley.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.

Isn't that the condition where the breathing reflex is
broken and the body is actually responding to low oxygen
not CO2 build up to breath so if you give the oxygen
they promptly suffocate on CO2?

Also I seem to remember they wouldn't ever be diving in
that condition. Walking is unlikely.

Somebody will probably google it by now and show me I'm
wrong again.

nigelH

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.
>
> I had previously thought first aid treatment for all burst lung
> injuries was O2 followed by chamber. Suspect the "acute" make a
> difference, but don't know why.

No idea about the answer - just out of curiosity though, where does that
appear in BSAC? I'm 99% sure its not anywhere up to from Ocean Diver up to
Advanced Diver / OWI... seems a little obscure. Generally the advice is
pretty much "O2 for anything", with very few exceptions and i've certainly
never seen that mentioned before.

David

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.
>
> I had previously thought first aid treatment for all burst lung
> injuries was O2 followed by chamber. Suspect the "acute" make a
> difference, but don't know why.

No idea about the answer - just out of curiosity though, where does that
appear in BSAC? I'm 99% sure its not anywhere up to from Ocean Diver up to
Advanced Diver / OWI... seems a little obscure. Generally the advice is
pretty much "O2 for anything", with very few exceptions and i've certainly
never seen that mentioned before.

David

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.
>
> I had previously thought first aid treatment for all burst lung
> injuries was O2 followed by chamber. Suspect the "acute" make a
> difference, but don't know why.

No idea about the answer - just out of curiosity though, where does that
appear in BSAC? I'm 99% sure its not anywhere up to from Ocean Diver up to
Advanced Diver / OWI... seems a little obscure. Generally the advice is
pretty much "O2 for anything", with very few exceptions and i've certainly
never seen that mentioned before.

David

> Fiddling around with some BSAC exam questions last night, one question
> suggested that a casualty diagnosed as acute interstitial emphysema
> should NOT be given O2.
>
> I had previously thought first aid treatment for all burst lung
> injuries was O2 followed by chamber. Suspect the "acute" make a
> difference, but don't know why.

No idea about the answer - just out of curiosity though, where does that
appear in BSAC? I'm 99% sure its not anywhere up to from Ocean Diver up to
Advanced Diver / OWI... seems a little obscure. Generally the advice is
pretty much "O2 for anything", with very few exceptions and i've certainly
never seen that mentioned before.

David

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:50:47 -0000, "David Walker" <stuff@scuby.co.uk>
wrote:


>
>No idea about the answer - just out of curiosity though, where does that
>appear in BSAC? I'm 99% sure its not anywhere up to from Ocean Diver up to
>Advanced Diver / OWI... seems a little obscure. Generally the advice is
>pretty much "O2 for anything", with very few exceptions and i've certainly
>never seen that mentioned before.
>
>David
>
Agreed (hence posting the question!)

Advanced diver exam paper. One from the "old", not "new" course. I was
surprised as well.

Suspect as Nigel has hinted that ACUTE IE may never be encountered
whilst diving, thus O2 not appropriate first aid.

David

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:50:47 -0000, "David Walker" <stuff@scuby.co.uk>
wrote:


>
>No idea about the answer - just out of curiosity though, where does that
>appear in BSAC? I'm 99% sure its not anywhere up to from Ocean Diver up to
>Advanced Diver / OWI... seems a little obscure. Generally the advice is
>pretty much "O2 for anything", with very few exceptions and i've certainly
>never seen that mentioned before.
>
>David
>
Agreed (hence posting the question!)

Advanced diver exam paper. One from the "old", not "new" course. I was
surprised as well.

Suspect as Nigel has hinted that ACUTE IE may never be encountered
whilst diving, thus O2 not appropriate first aid.

David