Man in mortal danger after diving
A diving accident occurred on Tuesday at Lake Millstatt. A 30 year old man made a dive to a depth of 100 meters on his own. His girlfriend found him unconscious at home from a severe case of diving disease. The man had to be flown to a pressure chamber in Germany at night.
December 8, 2021, 8:42 a.m. (Update: December 8, 2021, 5:24 p.m.)
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The man from Feistritz an der Drau was diving alone in Lake Millstatt on Tuesday afternoon. After the dive he drove back home. After his health suddenly deteriorated, he notified his girlfriend, who immediately drove to him from Spittal an der Drau.
The emergency doctor found the most serious injuries
Shortly before 8:00 p.m., she found her already unconscious friend in his apartment and alerted the ambulance. This diagnosed the most severe symptoms of the diver's disease. According to current knowledge, the 30-year-old carried out a dive to a depth of 100 meters. From the RK1 rescue helicopter, the man was initially brought to the LKH Villach and then transferred to a pressure chamber in Murnau in Germany.
Diver's disease, or decompression sickness, occurs because, under high pressure deep in the water, nitrogen is also deposited in the tissue. Divers therefore take breaks when surfacing so that this nitrogen can be exhaled again. However, if the surface is surfaced too quickly, gas bubbles can form in the blood and tissue, which can cause damage. This ranges from joint pain and itching to unconsciousness and respiratory failure. In severe cases, the disease can also lead to death.
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