Prehospital care of injured divers: oxygen delivery and retrieval considerations
Blake, Denise Faye (2026) Prehospital care of injured divers: oxygen delivery and retrieval considerations. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Denise Blake revealed injured divers presenting to Townsville received oxygen first aid and were transported for definitive care with a variable number of stages. All three available oxygen delivery systems investigated for use with injured divers can provide high oxygenation levels when used with the appropriate mask and oxygen flow rate.
| Item ID: | 94081 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | Decompression illness, Echocardiography, Hyperbaric oxygen treatment, Oxygen therapy, Retrieval platform, Scuba diving, Transcutaneous oximetry, Venous gas emboli (VGE) |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2026 Denise Faye Blake |
| Additional Information: | Four publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at time of processing. Please see the Related URLS. The publications are: [Chapter 2] Blake, Denise F., Crowe, Melissa, Lindsay, Daniel, Turk, Richard, Mitchell, Simon J., and Pollock, Neal W. (2024) Divers treated in Townsville, Australia: worse symptoms lead to poorer outcomes. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 54 (4). pp. 308-319. [Chapter 3] Blake, Denise F., Crowe, Melissa, Lindsay, Daniel, Turk, Richard, Mitchell, Simon J., and Pollock, Neal V. (2025) Oxygen treatment and retrieval pathways of divers with diving-related conditions in Townsville, Australia: a 15-year retrospective review. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 55 (2). pp. 79-90. [Chapter 5] Blake, Denise F., Crowe, Melissa, Lindsay, Daniel, Brouff, Annie, Mitchell, Simon J., and Pollock, Neal W. (2018) Comparison of tissue oxygenation achieved breathing oxygen from a demand valve with four different mask configurations. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 48 (4). pp. 209-217. [Chapter 6] Blake, Denise F., Crowe, Melissa, Lindsay, David, Brouff, Annie, Mitchell, Simon, Leggat, Peter, and Pollock, Neal (2020) Comparison of tissue oxygenation achieved breathing oxygen using different delivery devices and flow rates. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 50 (1). pp. 34-42. |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2026 04:32 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4299 Other health sciences > 429999 Other health sciences not elsewhere classified @ 40% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320207 Emergency medicine @ 30% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320219 Paramedicine @ 30% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2099 Other health > 209999 Other health not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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