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By re-compression in a hyperbaric chamber with set periods of breathing 100% oxygen- the treatment plans are called 'Tables' and there are about 4 tables that are used to treat DCS.
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Does decompression sickness affect the bones?
how does decompression sickness effect the body
Who gets decompression sickness?
Scuba divers who surface too quickly after a deep dive are prone to decompression sickness.
What is the gas that causes decompression sickness?
helium
Another term for decompression sickness?
The Bends.
What is another name for decompression sickness?
The Bends
What are Illness or sickness of nervous system?
Decompression Sickness-rapid reduction of the atmospheric pressure
What is decompression illness?
It is any illness that is related to a release of pressure from the body such as barotrauma .. baro (pressure) trauma (injury). It includes decompression sickness, but it is not limited to decompression sickness. It is also not limited to diving even though that is what is mostly thought of when discussing decompression illness or DCI.
Can one get Decompression sickness from getting buried in sand?
No
What decompression sickness do scuba divers suffer from?
It is called "The Bends"
What is decompression sickness also called?
It is sometimes called the bends
The bends are symptomatic of what?
The bends are also known as decompression sickness.
What is the most pressure a diver can experience before getting the bends or decompression sickness?
The deepest depth that can be dived to (on air) and saturate and then surface without getting decompression sickness in general is about 20 feet (6 meters). This is known as the Minimum Bends Depth. Any depth greater than this depth can result in decompression sickness depending on the time underwater.
