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INTRODUCCIÓN: El gran auge de la práctica recreativa del buceo en los últimos años, incluyendo a los niños, comporta riesgos y la posibilidad de accidentes. Mientras que las normativas, los requisitos y los riesgos del buceo en adultos están bien fundamentados, la evidencia científica en niños y adolescentes es escasa. Asimismo, las guías y recomendaciones existentes dirigidas a los adultos no pueden ser aplicadas directamente a los niños. MÉTODOS: Estas circunstancias han motivado al Grupo de Técnicas de la Sociedad española de Neumología Pediátrica (SENP) a realizar una búsqueda bibliográfica para revisar y actualizar los conocimientos sobre el buceo en la edad pediátrica. RESULTADOS: Se examinan las adaptaciones fisiológicas del organismo durante la inmersión, así como las características anatómicas y fisiológicas propias de los niños que deben considerarse con relación al submarinismo; se exponen las causas y tipos más frecuentes de accidentes, así como los riesgos de su práctica en niños con distintas patologías; y se detallan los requisitos médicos y psicológicos para el buceo que deben respetarse en la evaluación de niño y adolescentes. CONCLUSIONES: Finalmente, se formulan unas recomendaciones de expertos para la práctica del buceo con aire comprimido en la edad pediátrica
INTRODUCTION: The increase in recreational scuba diving in recent years, including children, involves risks and the possibility of accidents. While legislation, conditions and risks of scuba diving are well documented in adults, scientific evidence in scuba diving by children and adolescents is sparse and isolated. Furthermore, existing guidelines and recommendations for adults cannot be transferred directly to children. METHODS: These circumstances have led to the Group on Techniques of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Pulmonology (SENP) to perform a literature search to review and update the knowledge about scuba diving in children. RESULTS: Physiological adaptations of the body are examined during the dive, as well as the anatomical and physiological characteristics of children that should be taken into account in scuba diving. The most common types of accidents and its causes, as well as the risks of scuba diving practice in children with previous diseases are discussed, along with details of the medical and psychological requirements for scuba diving to be considered in the assessment of child and adolescent. CONCLUSIONS: A list of recommendations for scuba diving with compressed air in children is presented by a group of experts
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Adolescent , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Diving/physiology , Diving/psychology , Diving/standards , Diving/adverse effects , Barotrauma , Hypoxia , Gases/toxicity , Decompression Sickness , Epidemiological Monitoring/trends , Accidents , Risk Factors , Respiratory Tract Diseases , Cardiovascular Diseases , Ear Diseases , Diabetes Mellitus , Asthma , Epilepsy , Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Mounier-Kuhn syndrome (MKS) or tracheobronchomegaly includes clinical and radiographic findings of tracheobronchial dilatation and recurrent respiratory infections. MKS is a very rare pathology, especially in the paediatric age group which makes it a diagnostic challenge. A 4-year-old girl suffered from dyspnea, recurrent respiratory infections and joint pain. Chest radiography detected peribronchial reinforcement and CT-scan revealed extended tracheal dilatation and bronchiectasis. In addition to MKS our patient was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and scleroderma. MKS can be caused by congenital disorder or acquired aetiology. Several connective tissue diseases have been associated with MKS but no cases of JIA or scleroderma are described previously. Our case illustrates that patients who suffer from recurrent respiratory infections with unsatisfactory evolution and unspecific chest X-ray alteration, MKS always has to be considered in the differential diagnosis particularly in patients who suffer from connective tissue diseases.
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Arthritis, Juvenile/complications , Arthritis, Juvenile/epidemiology , Tracheobronchomegaly/complications , Tracheobronchomegaly/epidemiology , Arthralgia/etiology , Arthritis, Juvenile/diagnosis , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Dyspnea/etiology , Female , Humans , Recurrence , Respiratory Tract Infections/etiology , Scleroderma, Localized/complications , Scleroderma, Localized/epidemiology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Tracheobronchomegaly/diagnosisABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The increase in recreational scuba diving in recent years, including children, involves risks and the possibility of accidents. While legislation, conditions and risks of scuba diving are well documented in adults, scientific evidence in scuba diving by children and adolescents is sparse and isolated. Furthermore, existing guidelines and recommendations for adults cannot be transferred directly to children. METHODS: These circumstances have led to the Group on Techniques of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Pulmonology (SENP) to perform a literature search to review and update the knowledge about scuba diving in children. RESULTS: Physiological adaptations of the body are examined during the dive, as well as the anatomical and physiological characteristics of children that should be taken into account in scuba diving. The most common types of accidents and its causes, as well as the risks of scuba diving practice in children with previous diseases are discussed, along with details of the medical and psychological requirements for scuba diving to be considered in the assessment of child and adolescent. CONCLUSIONS: A list of recommendations for scuba diving with compressed air in children is presented by a group of experts.
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Diving , Child , Humans , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
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