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CHT STUDY GUIDE ( BAROTRAUMA) 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS the gas containing spaces in the human body are at risk for barotrauma when? a. only during ascent b. only during descent c. only while at depth d. anytime the pressure is changing - ....ANSWER Barotrauma Is defined as ? - ....ANSWER ...-D ...-tissue damage resulting from a pressure inequality between the environment and a gas filled space within the body your patient has a non -healing planter ulcer. He has had 14 treatments of the original 20 ordered. Today ,during the chamber pressurization , he complains of pain in his left ear at 9FSW. the chamber operator stops the pressurization but the patient is unable to equalize the pressure in the ear. the chamber operator reduces the pressure in the chamber, stopping at 6FSW and # FSW, but the patient is still unable to equalize. the chamber operator brings the chamber to the surface , removes the patient form the chamber, and looks in the ear with a otoscope . He sees a tympanic membrane that is reddened , and appears to have some fluid behind it in the middle ear space. this is an example of ? ...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1