Decompression Illness Score in a Scuba Diver - Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a diver following a dive?

Yes

Has the patient developed?

• limb weakness?

Yes

• cutaneous sensory level?

Yes

• impaired bladder and/or urinary bladder control?

Yes

• paresis or paraplegia?

Yes

• blurred vision?

Yes

• dysarthria?

Yes

• amnesia?

Yes

• hemiplegia?

Yes

• loss of consciousness?

Yes

• bends?

Yes

• cutaneous erythema?

Yes

• extreme fatigue?

Yes

• headache?

Yes

• dizziness?

Yes

• paresthesias?

Yes

• tinnitus?

Yes

Select an appropriate answer for each finding

'bends'

Cutaneous erythema

Extreme fatigue

Headache

Dizziness

Paresthesias

Tinnitus

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Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of major events

Number of minor events

Minor DCI score

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Severity, Prognosis, Stage
- Grades of Middle Ear Barotrauma

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Decompression Illness (DCI) Score in a Scuba Diver

Purpose: To evaluate a diver following a dive for evidence of decompression illness (DCI) as described by Torti et al.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10