decompression sickness
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Mr. Small died of decompression sickness before he could be transported to a hospital.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Whales have been observed suffering from decompression sickness, behavioural changes and strandings after being exposed to noise pollution from ships, oil and gas surveying and construction.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2023
When divers rose to the surface too fast, they risked decompression sickness, also known as the bends, where the wrong gases build up in the blood.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Others suggest that COVID-19 mimics physiology seen at high altitudes, or pulmonary decompression sickness, when a diver ascends to the surface too rapidly.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 3, 2020
It deflated enough to allow Mr. Leonov to enter the capsule’s air lock headfirst, but the change in pressure left him at risk of decompression sickness.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2019
