barotraumas
Diving depth damage
Barotraumas is the plural of barotrauma—physical damage caused by pressure differences between the body and its environment.
Divers experience barotrauma in their ears and sinuses during descent or ascent.
Air travelers may feel it during takeoff and landing.
The lungs can suffer barotrauma from mechanical ventilation or explosive decompression.
The rapid ascent caused multiple barotraumas.
Reduction of pressure
- ascentUpward movement
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
depth · pressure · mask · sinuses · ears · descent · nitrogen · divers
Violent tearing apart
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
perforation · vertigo · otitis · ENT · otolaryngology · diagnosis · treatment · symptoms
Measured height above reference
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- earsAuditory organs, paired
- flyingMoving through air
depressurization · pilots · flight · passengers · emergency · oxygen · pressurization · aerospace
Placing airway tube
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- pneumothoraxAir in pleural space
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
- ICUAcute care ward
respiratory · airway · compliance · intraoperative · anesthesia · bronchial · endotracheal
decompression
Reduction of pressure
- ascentUpward movement
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- equalizationMaking things uniform
squeeze · depth · pressure · mask · sinuses · ears · descent · nitrogen · divers · underwater
rupture
Violent tearing apart
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- sinusitisInflamed nasal cavities
pulmonary · perforation · vertigo · otitis · ENT · otolaryngology · diagnosis · treatment · symptoms · pain
altitude
Measured height above reference
flying · depressurization · pilots · flight · passengers · emergency · oxygen · pressurization · aerospace · cockpit
intubation
Placing airway tube
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
- pneumothoraxAir in pleural space
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
ICU · respiratory · airway · compliance · intraoperative · anesthesia · bronchial · endotracheal
barotraumaschemical burns
Tissue damage from reactive substances
thermal burns · frostbite · lacerations · contusions · abrasions