Although for many years the recommendation has been not to raise the diver during the seizure itself, owing to the danger of arterial gas embolism ( AGE ), there is some evidence that the glottis does not fully obstruct the airway.
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Although effective as a surgical tool, this relatively simple two electrode handpiece device involved a relatively high gas flow and in early pre-clinical and clinical use there was evidence of argon gas in the circulation with the concomitant risk of gas embolism.
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Gas embolism into an artery, termed " arterial gas embolism " ( " AGE " ), is a more serious matter than in a vein, because a gas bubble in an artery may directly stop blood flow to an area fed by the artery.
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Gas embolism into an artery, termed " arterial gas embolism " ( " AGE " ), is a more serious matter than in a vein, because a gas bubble in an artery may directly stop blood flow to an area fed by the artery.
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In any situation which could cause decompression sickness, there is also potentially a risk of arterial gas embolism, and as many of the symptoms are common to both conditions, it may be difficult to distinguish between the two in the field, and first aid treatment is the same for both mechanisms.
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Originally developed as advanced diving equipment, it has since been used for other medical conditions such as altitude sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation, air and gas embolism and is viewed as potentially important equipment for the early treatment of blast related injuries within the combat zone with the anticipated benefit that traumatic brain injury may not develop in the ensuing months.
