Features of
decompression sickness are presented in Table 2.
I got a research grant from the Fisheries Department, modified the dive profiles [risk of injury estimates] and changed the incidence of
decompression sickness from over 40 percent to less than 0.01 percent.
Working outside the international space station in spacesuits elevates astronauts' risk of
decompression sickness, Moon indicates, since the transition from the stations to a space suit rapidly lowers the pressure to which the astronaut is exposed by two-thirds.
"Diving is physically exhausting, and there's an increased risk of experiencing
decompression sickness like that of a scuba diver," said Capt.
Decompression sickness can result in serious, permanent injuries, including paralysis and death.(1) By regulating depth, the time underwater, the rate of ascent, and the interval between dives, a diver can reduce the risk of developing the bends.
It is thought that Sarah Ann Pitkin, 45, believed to be from the West Country, died from an attack of the bends -
decompression sickness.
Nitrogen poisoning presents another risk for divers who conduct frequent deep-water operations.(11) When divers surface quickly, nitrogen that has pooled in the blood bubbles out, causing
decompression sickness,(12) or "the bends." Symptoms include joint pain, back or abdominal pain, paralysis, numbness, tingling, inability to control bowels or urine, headache, dizziness, partial blindness, confusion, shortness of breath, chest pains, coughing and/or shock.(13)
In an attempt to curb diving accidents, Nietschmann, marine biologist Bill Alevizon, and the Florida-based Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC) initiated a scuba-training course on the Miskito coast to educate divers about how to avoid air embolisms and
decompression sickness, called "the bends." The CCC also offered training to local doctors in how to treat scuba-diving injuries.
Although most physicians consider this usage to be mere quackery, the machine itself is anything but useless, having proven its effectiveness against
decompression sickness (occurring whenever scuba divers encounter "the bends"), carbon monoxide poisoning, anemia, and skin graft rejection, among other ailments.
A diver suffering from
decompression sickness was rescued by Oban lifeboat on Saturday.
Before take-off, Cruise spent 20 minutes on the ground breathing pure oxygen in order to avoid
decompression sickness. The actor then climbed to 7,620 metres into the air, at which time all the lighting on the aircraft turned from white to red.
The diver got into difficulty on May 8 and was showing symptoms of
decompression sickness after completing a dive in the Union Hall area of Cork.