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Barotrauma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Barotrauma
Tree Number(s)
C26.120
Unique ID
D001469
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001469
Annotation
inj caused by pressure changes: not restricted to ear; IM; coord with organ injured by pressure with /‌inj; also available is BLAST INJURIES
Scope Note
Injury following pressure changes; includes injury to the eustachian tube, ear drum, lung and stomach.
Previous Indexing
Decompression Sickness (1966-1978)
Pressure (1966-1978)
See Also
Decompression Sickness
High Pressure Neurological Syndrome
Public MeSH Note
79
History Note
79
Date Established
1979/01/01
Date of Entry
1978/05/22
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Barotrauma Preferred
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