Avtor/Urednik		Možina, Hugon
Naslov		Nevarnosti, povezane s potapljanjem
Prevedeni naslov		The medical problems of underwater diving
Tip		članek
Vir		Med Razgl
Vol. in št.		Letnik 39, št. Suppl 8
Leto izdaje		2000
Obseg		str. 35-43
Jezik		slo
Abstrakt		Diving is a temporary activity in an environment to which we are not adapted. That's why we do not feel or sense in any way the changes in the environment that are potentially or already harmful. Medical problems can occur in apnoea diving as well as in diving with scuba equipment. The main problem is the excessively high pressure increasing with depth. As our body consists of some 90% of incompressible liquid and bone, the areas directly affected are those filled with gas. The increased partial pressures of gasses we inhale in depth are the basis for decompression sickness. Certain diseases increase the possibility for diving accidents.
Izvleček		Potapljanje je občasno gibanje v okolju, na katerega nismo prilagojeni. Zaradi tega škodljivih sprememb ne zaznavamo ali pa jih zaznamo prepozno. Do zapletov prihaja pri potapljanju na dah in pri potapljanju s stisnjeno mešanico plinov. Vzrok za okvaro je predvsem neobičajno visok tlak v okolju. Ker je tekočina, ki sestavlja večji del našega telesa, slabo stisljiva, so največkrat prizadeti votli organi, ki so izpolnjeni z zrakom in plini. Zaradi visokega tlaka v okolju pride tudi do hitrejšega raztapljanja plinov v tkivih, kar je podlaga za dekompresijsko bolezen. Zaradi nekaterih bolezni se nevarnost zapletov pri potapljanju povečuje.
Deskriptorji		DIVING BAROTRAUMA DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS EAR, MIDDLE PARANASAL SINUSES PULMONARY ALVEOLI VERTIGO EYE INJURIES EMBOLISM, AIR HEALTH EDUCATION ASTHMA DIABETES MELLITUS EYE DISEASES CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES