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It is the symptoms caused by the formation of gas bubbles (usually nitrogen) within the body;

caused by lowering the pressure on the body (thus reducing the solubility of gases in general) faster than the body can remove those gases (mainly via the blood and lungs).

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The bends are symptomatic of what?

The bends are also known as decompression sickness.


Another term for decompression sickness?

The Bends.


What is another name for decompression sickness?

The Bends


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


What is it called when you resurface to fast scuba diving?

Its called'The bends'


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.


What are other names for the bends?

Decompression sickness (DCS) is the medical condition also called divers' disease, the bends, or caisson disease.


The bends also known as decompression sickness is as painful condidtion that occurs in scuba divers who asend too quickly.?

If you wanted to know if this is true, then yes, this is the Bends.


What gas is most directly responsible for the bends or decompression sickness that divers may experience?

Nitrogen gas is the most directly responsible for the bends, also known as decompression sickness, in divers. The bends occur when nitrogen that has been absorbed by tissues during a dive forms bubbles as the diver ascends too quickly, causing pain and potentially serious health effects.


Does decompression sickness affect the bones?

how does decompression sickness effect the body


What is the gas that causes decompression sickness?

Nitrogen is the gas that causes decompression sickness, also known as the bends. When a diver ascends too quickly, nitrogen bubbles can form in the bloodstream and tissues, leading to symptoms such as joint pain, weakness, and dizziness.