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Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:44:31 +0100 (NFT)
From: richard soderberg <richard@mi*.mi*.ki*.se*>
To: Khoo Soo Seng <khooss@si*.co*.sg*>
Cc: techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re: Damaged Lung

On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Khoo Soo Seng wrote:

> When fully recovered, how safe it is for someone to dive after going through
> a land accident involving two broken ribs and a punctured lung ?
As I remeber the routine in the Swedish Navy after a barotraumatic lung 
rupture is to "land/ground" the diver for three months and the have 
him/her checked out by a diving physician. The med. exam would, in my 
opinion, consist of at least a chest X-ray and a spirometry.
Cheers, 
/RS
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