"The Bends"; occurring when inadequate decompression is performed. Treatment requires recompression.
Also known as caisson disease, this involves the development of small bubbles in the arteries and veins. It is seen in SCUBA divers who ascend too rapidly after a deep or long dive. It was first reported in bridge workers who used pressurized caissons, or boxes, to build the bridge supports.
sometimes fatal disorder characterized by joint pain and paralysis, breathing difficulty, and collapse that is caused by the release of gas bubbles, usually nitrogen, from the tissues following a too-rapid ascent from depth
A painful and potentially fatal malady an environment of high pressure to one of lower pressure
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
a sometimes fatal disorder caused by the release of gas bubbles in the blood upon a decrease in pressure upon too rapid an ascent from a deep dive. The gas bubbles can travel to tissues and joints, causing the diver to bend over in pain (hence the name nickname “the bendsâ€). If a gas bubble (or air embolism) forms in the blood and blocks a blood vessel in an important organ, it may also cause distress in breathing, neuralgic pains and paralysis, or even death.
The formation of gas bubbles in the body's tissues as a result of a scuba diver ascending too quickly from depth; commonly called the bends
A condition caused by too rapid a reduction in pressure, and having a variety of signs and symptoms. Synonymous with the bends, Caisson disease, or compressed air illness. The abbreviation is DCS.
DCS; a general term for all problems resulting from nitrogen leaving the body when ambient pressure is lowered. Can be divided into Type I (musculoskeletal and/or skin manifestations only) or the more serious Type II (neurologic, cardiac, and/or pulmonary manifestations).
Decompression sickness (DCS), the diver’s disease, the bends, or caisson disease is the name given to a variety of symptoms suffered by a person exposed to a reduction in the pressure surrounding their body. It is a type of diving hazard and dysbarism.
