DMT case studies
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The Certified Diver Medic (DMT) credential is one of three certification pathways offered by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology (NBDHMT), a non-profit certifying organization whose stated purpose is to define and promote the safe application of diving medicine and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The Board describes itself as designed to meet the clinical, technical and safety needs of undersea and hyperbaric medicine, and it certifies Diver Medics (DMT), Hyperbaric Technologists (CHT) and Hyperbaric Nurses (CHRN). The DMT case studies are 5 cases and about 4,802 words.
1Sudden Vertigo and Hearing Loss After a Three-Dive Day
A 31-year-old surface-supplied commercial diver makes three dives from a barge in 33 msw: 42 minutes, 55 minutes and 38 minutes, each with an 8-minute in-water stop at 6 m. He reports difficulty clearing his right ear on the second dive and forces it.
929 words, about 5 min2Generator Collapse with a Falling Carboxyhaemoglobin and a Normal Saturation
At 02:10 a 58-year-old man is brought to a small emergency department after being found unconscious on the floor of a garage next to a running petrol generator. He was unresponsive for an estimated 15 minutes and was confused for a further 20.
950 words, about 5 min3Transcutaneous Oximetry That the Surgeon Wants to Use to Cancel an Amputation
A 62-year-old man with type 2 diabetes of 16 years' duration (HbA1c 9.2%) has a 4 × 3 cm ulcer over the left first metatarsal head, probing to bone, with surrounding cellulitis but no abscess. Pedal pulses are impalpable, ABPI 0.68, and he is insensate to a 10 g monofilament.
983 words, about 5 min4Generalised Seizure in the Inside Attendant at 2.4 ATA
During a 2.4 ATA, 90-minute treatment for osteoradionecrosis, 32 minutes into the first oxygen period, the inside attendant - a DMT breathing 100% oxygen by hood - stops responding to the tender, then has a 60-second generalised tonic-clonic seizure. Three patients remain on their hoods and are stable.
982 words, about 5 min5A Diving Course Applicant with Airway Hyperresponsiveness and a Form to Sign
A 28-year-old man attends a pre-course diving medical for a commercial diver training programme. He had asthma as a child, used a salbutamol inhaler until age 16, and has had no inhaler for 12 years.
958 words, about 5 min