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Deep Sea Fishing Accident Left Diver Looking Like Popeye
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A deep sea diver was left with massively swollen arms and chest after a fishing accident.
Alejandro ‘Willy’ Ramos was diving for shellfish off the coast of southern Peru when a huge cargo ship cut across his vital air hose. Although he was able to swim to the surface, the sudden change in pressure left him with arms and a chest like Popeye.
The 56-year-old now suffers from constant pain and his chest hisses when he breathes. He was also too embarrassed to leave his home.
Willy said back then, divers had to go about 50 ft into the waters to catch shellfish.
However in recent years, over-fishing means they have now receded to double that depth and the situation is more dangerous.
On the day of the accident 4 years ago, Willy was about 100 ft under the water while a colleague and his son stayed on a boat feeding him air. The ship then severed his air pipe and he was forced to quickly swim to the surface.
Ascending too quickly is dangerous for divers as it means the nitrogen in their bodies can form bubbles.
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When nitrogen bubbles form in blood and tissue, it can cause a condition known as decompression sickness or ‘the bends.’
Ordinarily divers will ascend slowly and have a safety stop as they rise to the surface to stop this happening. However, Willy had no choice but it meant that the nitrogen caused irreparable damage to his chest and arms and added 28kg to his frame.
I kept swelling and swelling. My arms swelled to an incredible size.
Willy has been unable to pay for any treatment and lost his job because of his injuries. He is now experiencing trouble walking because of the extra weight and he has pain in his arms.
The Naval Medical Centre is now looking at the case and experts think that some time spent in a high-tech oxygen chamber could help to repair some of the damaged tissue. |
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Post time 15-12-2018 05:11 PM
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sah popeye
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Wooooowwww...... |
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Kesiannya, dah tua2 masih bekerja utk menyara hidup |
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Kesiannya. Dah la sentiasa sakit. Nak kerja pon tak dapat. Dah tua ingat dapat bertenang, kena macam ni pula. |
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Kesiannya...semoga doktor n saintis dpt cari cara utk cure kan dia |
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kesian la, dah tua kerja berat, kene pula sakit teruk |
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Uhhh gila .. tak mati pulak dia meletop paru rapid surface macam tu... |
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Mcm ni effect nya.. boleh brain damage kan kalau main naik terus ke surface. |
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Nasib dia baik survived the rapid ascent. Tapi lepas tu malang hilang kerja, sakit, badan rosak. Kesian dia |
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nitrogen punye pasal ler ni.
risau diving sbb rapid ascend ni jek. |
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kesian
macam secret experiment utk hasilkan super-soldier gone wrong |
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