Oxygen treatment and retrieval pathways of divers with diving-related conditions in Townsville, Australia: a 15-year retrospective review
Most injured divers received oxygen first aid and were transported to Townsville for definitive care with a variable number of retrieval stages. Continuing education of retrieval physicians should address knowledge of diving related injuries and highlight cases that may benefit from expedited transfer.
Authors
- Daniel Lindsay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7471-3041)
- Neal W. Pollock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6043-5856)
- Simon J Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-6371)
- Ruth Turk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6332-5353)
- Melissa Crowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0063-5204)
- David R. Blake
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- North Shore Hospital (NZ)
- Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.28920/dhm55.2.79-90
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00