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Scuba divers who surface too quickly after a deep dive are prone to decompression sickness.

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Does decompression sickness affect the bones?

how does decompression sickness effect the body


Another term for decompression sickness?

The Bends.


What is another name for decompression sickness?

The Bends


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.


What are Illness or sickness of nervous system?

Decompression Sickness-rapid reduction of the atmospheric pressure


Can one get Decompression sickness from getting buried in sand?

No


What decompression sickness do scuba divers suffer from?

It is called "The Bends"


The bends are symptomatic of what?

The bends are also known as decompression sickness.


What is decompression sickness also called?

It is sometimes 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.


How do you use sentence with word sickness?

1. Women are more at risk of decompression sickness than men.2. There is a sickness going around in many neighborhoods.


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

Its called'The bends'

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