Abstract

Diving-related illness is one of preventable health risk when the diving preparation is managed well. Nevertheless, accident happens and tourism authority is responsible in providing diving safety including tourism medical care. Diving safety in tourism medical care is the existence of easily accessible to hyperbaric chamber. To describe the incidence of diving-related illness in Lombok period of December 2014 to January 2015 and to know the need of medical care in managing this illness. Patients of emergency unit in a private hospital is analyzed. Diving-related illness criteria are recent activities of diving in 24 hours before admission, plus one or more symptoms: (1) ear barotrauma, (2) skin reddish and itchy, (3) myalgia-pain (especially in leg), and (4) variety cerebral manifestation. As much 110/1756 (6.3%) emergency unit’s patients are fulfil the criteria. Ratio male/female=66/44, with age mean: 32 (22-53). Diving-illness criteria: ear barotrauma (93), skin reddish and itchy (10), myalgia-pain (87) and cerebral manifestation (0). Fifteen patients is referenced to hyperbaric chamber. Possibility of air-gas embolism could not be evaluated due to in adequate data. The incidence of diving-related illness in Lombok is 6.3%, dominated by male patients. Percentage of symptoms highest to lowest: ear barotrauma (84.5%), myalgia-pain (79.1%), skin reddish and itchy (9.1%). As much 13.6% of these need hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

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