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#5082
POIS
divershaun - 2/25/2011 6:43 PM
Category: Survey
Replies: 43

Just kind of curious, how many people out there can name all 4 (or 5 depending on how you group them) pulmonary overinflation syndrome’s? Ran into a few divers lately and they had absolutely no idea what they are called or how they are caused, areas they effect, or The symptoms. How much do you know about them??
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captcurt - 4/12/2011 6:43 PM
[Choose #3] Well let me take a stab at this, arterial gas embolism, tension pneumothorax, mediastinal emphysema, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumopericardium
#5471
DiveBuddyChgo - 3/10/2011 10:24 PM
[Choose #1] Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome or POIS
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RAWalker - 2/27/2011 4:28 AM
[Choose #3] Divemaster course teaches the physiology
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MonkeyDiver - 2/26/2011 9:33 PM
[Choose #3] POIS is discussed briefly in basic SCUBA courses along with the symptoms and treatments, and much more in advanced courses. Knowing all the technical names isn’t as important as knowing what causes POIS, and how to prevent them.