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At 07:39 AM 1/3/95 EST, Ken Sallot wrote:
>> "Anti depressant drugs (few that are not contradictory to diving)
Acceptable:
>> Aspirin, carbohol, frenquil, deriden, phenacetin"
>>
>> Where did this come from does anyone know more. Is aspirin about to rear its
>> head again???
>
>I guess this is as good a time as any to ask my question.
>
>I was diving up at Little River this past weekend. I ran into some
>people taking an intro to cave course. I overheard one of the diving
>tenders telling some people in the class to pop an aspirin at the
>start of a days diving to help reduce platelete cohesiveness and
>reduce the risk of contracting the bends. I have never heard this
>before. Comments anyone?
Yeah, used to be thought it was a good idea. No longer. The message I've
gotten from the med types is that (a) it doesn't really do any good and
(b) it may mask symptoms of the bends, leading to delayed treatment and
diagnosis. And, we all know, the sooner the better on treatment.
FWIW
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