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. 2023 Sep-Oct;42(5):377-379.
doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2023.04.008. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Air Medical Transport of a 12-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Gas Embolism Due to Helium Inhalation

Emine M Tunc  1 , Richard B Utarnachitt  2 , Andrew Latimer  2 , Ashley Calhoun  3 , Danielle Gamache  3 , Jessica Wall  4
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Air Medical Transport of a 12-Year-Old Girl With Cerebral Gas Embolism Due to Helium Inhalation

Emine M Tunc et al. Air Med J. 2023 Sep-Oct.

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Abstract

This case report describes the initial care and transport considerations of a pediatric patient who suffered from cerebral gas embolism sustained after inhalation of helium from a pressurized tank. The patient demonstrated neurologic symptoms necessitating hyperbaric oxygen therapy and required fixed wing air transport across a mountain range from a rural community hospital to a tertiary center for the treatment. We review the pathophysiology of cerebral gas embolism and strategies for transporting patients with cerebral gas embolism and other trapped gas.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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