Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation dba Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Exposure to change in air pressure — Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy — PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation dba Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Report ID | 2015129312 |
| Address | 1775 Dempster Street | City, State ZIP | PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS 60068 |
| Event Date | December 9, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to change in air pressure | Source of Injury | Pressurized air-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.03000, -87.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a patient in the hyperbaric chamber. The patient started seizing and the employee had to rapidly decompress the chamber, which resulted in the employee suffering an air embolism and decompression illness. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On December 9, 2015, a worker at Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation dba Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS suffered caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to change in air pressure, with pressurized air-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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