Barotrauma is tissue damage resulting from the direct effects of pressure changes or imbalances between ambient pressure and pressure within an enclosed body cavity.
Body cavities at ...
History of high-risk activity
Pulmonary barotrauma: Ask about scuba diving, mechanical ventilation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, air travel with preexisting lung disease:
Chest pain
Dyspne...
For inner ear barotrauma
Bed rest with head elevated (45 degrees) to avoid leakage of perilymph
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No flying or diving until complete resolution of all signs and symptoms and Valsalva maneuver succeeds in equalizing pressure
Complete bed rest for inner ear barot...
T70.0XXA Otitic barotrauma, initial encounter
T70.1XXA Sinus barotrauma, initial encounter
T70.29XA Other effects of high altitude, initial encounter
T70.9XXA Effect of air pressure and water ...
Small children can equalize eustachian tube pressure by breastfeeding or sucking on bottles or pacifiers. Crying also serves as autoinflation.
Pulmonary barotrauma is the second leading...
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