{"id":23981,"date":"2023-02-23T16:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T21:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/?post_type=dan_alert_diver&p=23981"},"modified":"2023-04-24T10:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T14:03:35","slug":"paralyzed-in-grenada-2","status":"publish","type":"dan_alert_diver","link":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/alert-diver\/article\/paralyzed-in-grenada-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumpuh di Grenada"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saya berusia 50 tahun dan telah mendaftar ke sekolah hukum. Saya menunggu dengan cemas untuk mendengar apakah saya diterima, jadi untuk mengalihkan perhatian saya, saya memutuskan untuk melakukan perjalanan menyelam ke Grenada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setelah hari pertama menyelam yang luar biasa, saya bangun pagi-pagi sekali di hari kedua dengan semangat untuk menyelam lagi. Saya menyiapkan peralatan kamera dan naik ke katamaran untuk menyelam bersama kelompok yang dipandu. Kami menyelam di Shakem<\/em>sebuah bangkai kapal yang populer dengan kedalaman maksimum sekitar 85 kaki (26 meter) di sisi Karibia yang terlindung di Grenada. Penyelaman berlangsung selama 37 menit dan mencakup pendakian terumbu karang yang panjang dan pemberhentian selama empat menit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had no problems during the dive; I took photos and stayed with the group. After the safety stop, I surfaced and pulled myself to the boat with a towline (there was some current on the surface). While I was climbing the ladder I felt a spasm in my upper back; at first I didn\u2019t think it was anything serious. I removed my buoyancy compensator and weight belt and sat down to rest. I told the other divers I would be sitting out the second dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dalam waktu 10 menit, rasa sakit menjalar ke seluruh tubuh saya, dan dada saya terasa seperti diremas-remas. Kulit saya mulai terasa sangat sensitif, dan saya merasa lemas dan mual. Saya memutuskan untuk melepas pakaian selam saya, tetapi ketika saya mencoba mengangkat kaki kanan saya untuk melepas sepatu bot, kaki saya tidak bisa digerakkan. Dalam beberapa menit saya tidak bisa menggerakkan kedua kaki, dan saya menyadari bahwa keduanya lumpuh. Pada titik ini saya tahu bahwa saya dalam masalah. Saya meminta oksigen kepada kapten kapal, dan untungnya satu tabung penuh ada di kapal. Saya mulai menghirupnya dengan segera, dan setelah beberapa saat saya telah menghabiskan semuanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The captain radioed the dive shop as the boat rushed to shore. Meanwhile I was wailing that I needed a bathroom and that my bladder was going to explode. When we arrived, two strong guys picked me up under my arms and dragged me off the boat and put me into a car, and I was driven to a local doctor\u2019s office. Medical staff there put me on a toilet, and nothing came out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that point, my priority was to get to the hospital so I could be catheterized as soon as possible. We raced to St. Augustine\u2019s Medical Services, a small, private hospital near St. George\u2019s, where a doctor immediately relieved my bladder, put an IV into my arm and began administering oxygen. The dive staff had already contacted DAN\u00ae<\/sup>, and medical staff there offered advice to the doctor about my interim emergency treatment. DAN also arranged \u2014 no questions asked \u2014 a jet air ambulance to fly me at low altitude from Grenada to Barbados, where there was a hyperbaric chamber. I remember thinking how relieved I was to be a DAN member and to have DAN dive-accident insurance. (Editor\u2019s note: Grenada and Barbados both have hyperbaric chambers that have been available to treat divers. Chamber availability is always subject to change based on maintenance, staffing, and other factors. If you suspect you may need a hyperbaric chamber, call local emergency medical services, then call the DAN Emergency Hotline.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peristiwa yang terjadi setelah itu begitu cepat berlalu. Saya panik karena lumpuh, tetapi saya juga berpikir analitis tentang apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya. Saya diberi obat untuk menenangkan saya, tetapi saya tetap cemas. Saya ingat naik ambulans dari rumah sakit ke landasan, di mana saya diangkat dengan semacam forklift dan ditempatkan di jet medis. Saya menghirup oksigen murni sepanjang perjalanan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saat mendarat di Barbados, saya disambut oleh sebuah ambulans dan langsung dibawa ke ruang perawatan di pangkalan Angkatan Pertahanan Barbados. Ruang tersebut, yang telah diganti dengan yang lebih baru, hanya cukup besar untuk satu pasien dan satu petugas, yang membantu saya memasang dan melepaskan masker oksigen berat setiap 20 menit dan berkomunikasi dengan operator ruang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saya menghabiskan 10 hari di Barbados, delapan hari di antaranya menghabiskan waktu lima sampai tujuh jam di dalam ruangan. Setiap hari saya mencatat peningkatan bertahap pada keseimbangan dan kekuatan saya, dan pada akhir masa tinggal saya, saya dapat berdiri dari kursi roda dan berjalan perlahan dengan alat bantu jalan. Setelah 10 hari, dokter yang merawat saya, Michael Brown, M.D., setelah berkonsultasi dengan para dokter di DAN, memutuskan bahwa saya telah membaik semaksimal mungkin, dan pengaturan dibuat agar saya dapat terbang pulang ke New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAN arranged for a medical escort to fly to Barbados and accompany me to New York. I was provided with a wheelchair and enough oxygen to last the whole trip. Once again, an ambulance picked me up at the airport, and this one took me to Mount Sinai Hospital, where I was admitted to the hospital\u2019s spinal rehabilitation unit. They immediately did a Doppler ultrasound test and discovered a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) behind my right knee. I began taking blood thinners and embarked on an intense regimen of physical and occupational therapy at Mt. Sinai\u2019s acute rehabilitation unit for spinal cord injuries. I was the only patient whose injury did not involve an injury to the spine \u2014 only the spinal cord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sehari setelah saya tiba di Gunung Sinai, pacar saya membawakan surat saya, dan lihatlah, saya telah diterima di Sekolah Hukum New York ketika saya sedang pergi. Pada saat itu saya tidak berpikir bahwa saya akan dapat hadir, tetapi saya mengirimkan uang muka dan berkomitmen untuk bekerja sekeras mungkin untuk sampai ke sana. Empat bulan kemudian saya menjadi mahasiswa hukum tahun pertama, dan saya menghabiskan tiga tahun berikutnya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan fisik saya (termasuk melanjutkan terapi fisik) dan belajar secara intensif. Saya mengikuti ujian pengacara di New York sebanyak tiga kali dan akhirnya lulus pada usia 55 tahun. Sekarang saya berjalan dengan tongkat dan bekerja dari rumah sebagai konsultan dan pengacara yang berfokus pada bidang musik, hak cipta, dan teknologi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am grateful for DAN\u2019s incredible knowledge of decompression sickness and their quick response to my need for hyperbaric medical care. I am also grateful for the way DAN handled my medical expenses: They directly paid for the medevac to Barbados and the transportation home to New York \u2014 I never saw a bill. I paid the hospitals in Grenada and Barbados using my credit cards, but I got reimbursed from DAN, including the costs of phone calls to the U.S. from the hospital. In addition, DAN covered my medical co-pays for doctor\u2019s appointments and physical therapy for a full year from the date of my injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t dive anymore, but I still enjoy the water, wildlife and exploration. My boyfriend and I are now passionate kayakers, and we explore the lakes, rivers and reservoirs of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Instead of taking photos of angelfish and coral, I now take pictures of egrets, blue herons and sunbathing turtles.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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