Thiruvananthapuram: When Ratheesh Kumar, a firefighter vizhinjami Brought to SP Fort Hospital, he was in a semi-coma state and unable to speak. Five hours had already passed since he was a . blacked out during scuba diving training session. Dr. Ajito Kumar, who did a quick check on Ratheesh’s diving history, soon arrived at a diagnosis: Ratheesh was suffering from decompression disease—known as bends—that occurs when inert gases in the body. Variation causes bubbles to form in the tissues. pressure during rapid ascent. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was the only treatment to save his life. Ratheesh was subjected to a series of sessions in a chamber where oxygen was used to reduce the size of the bubbles and eliminate them.
“After 48 hours he started speaking slowly,” says Dr. Ajith. The diagnosis itself was crucial and Ratheesh’s family and friends cannot thank Dr. Ajith enough for his miraculous recovery.
“After 48 hours he started speaking slowly,” says Dr. Ajith. The diagnosis itself was crucial and Ratheesh’s family and friends cannot thank Dr. Ajith enough for his miraculous recovery.
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