decompression sickness
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If a diver returns to the surface too quickly, the nitrogen bubbles don't have time to dissipate - leading to a dangerous condition known as decompression sickness, also known as the bends.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024
Mr. Small died of decompression sickness before he could be transported to a hospital.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
Shell Oil financed the expedition and, in return, received access to his until-then secret technology, notably his “cocktail” of gases to reduce decompression sickness, which helped make the company a leader in offshore oil exploration.
From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2022
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
