Table 1 Patient and mission epidemiology for Rega diving accident missions

Age (years)

41 (8)

30 (10)

35 (7)

44 (7)

42 (11)

41 (12)

39 (13)

39 (11)

52 (13)

35 (8)

40 (11)

Gender (male)

10 (91%)

8 (80%)

12 (75%)

10 (83%)

10 (67%)

11 (92%)

9 (82%)

9 (69%)

10 (100%)

6 (100%)

95 (82%)

Heart rate (1/min.)

63 (35)

88 (18)

79 (15)

90 (20)

91 (18)

82 (19)

81 (13)

88 (13)

100 (30)

95 (9)

85 (22)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

114 (51)

135 (16)

127 (25)

140 (10)

120 (17)

130 (29)

141 (15)

123 (9)

130 (26)

112 (10)

127 (24)

Diving depth (m)

26 (14)

44 (14)

44 (26)

38 (9)

51 (48)

40 (15)

40 (7)

36 (11)

51 (25)

69 (36)

44 (25)

Diving time (min.)

34 (7)

20 (7)

22 (21)

27 (15)

40 (46)

45 (11)

29 (27)

32 (17)

29 (10)

89 (102)

36 (35)

On site intubation

0

1 (10%)

4 (25%)

2 (17%)

3 (20%)

1 (8%)

2 (18%)

2 (15%)

2 (20%)

0

17 (15%)

On site CPR

2 (18%)

1 (10%)

3 (19%)

2 (17%)

3 (21%)

1 (8%)

2 (18%)

2 (15%)

3 (30%)

0

19 (17%)

DCI suspected by emergency physician

% of diving accident

9/11 (82%)

9/10 (90%)

14/16 (88%)

10/12 (83%)

12/15 (80%)

10/12 (83%)

7/11 (64%)

10/13 (77%)

9/10 (90%)

6/6 (100%)

96/116 (83%)

DCI type suspected by emergency physician

light

0

3

1

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

severe

8

6

10

8

9

6

5

9

8

6

n/c

1

0

3

0

2

4

1

1

1

0

DAN contact

% of DCI

3/9 (33%)

5/9 (56%)

7/14 (50%)

7/10 (70%)

8/12 (67%)

9/10 (90%)

5/7 (71%)

8/10 (80%)

8/9 (89%)

6/6 (100%)

66/96 (69%)

Transport to HBO facility

% of DCI

7/9 (78%)

7/9 (78%)

12/14 (86%)

8/10 (80%)

9/12 (75%)

9/10 (90%)

7/7 (100%)

9/10 (90%)

7/9 (78%)

5/6 (83%)

80/96 (83%)

with DAN contact

3/7 (43%)

4/7 (57%)

5/12 (42%)

5/8 (63%)

5/9 (56%)

8/9 (89%)

5/7 (71%)

7/9 (78%)

6/7 (86%)

5/5 (100%)

53/80 (66%)

without DAN contact

4/7 (57%)

3/7 (43%)

7/12 (58%)

3/8 (37%)

4/9 (44%)

1/9 (11%)

2/7 (29%)

2/9 (22%)

1/7 (14%)

0

27/80 (44%)