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Disorders arising from ambient pressure reduction
Decompression Illness (DCI) comprises two different conditions caused by rapid decompression of the body. These conditions present similar symptoms and
Decompression_illness
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
bubbles inside the body tissues during decompression. DCS most commonly occurs during or soon after a decompression ascent from underwater diving, but can
Decompression_sickness
Techniques and procedures for safe decompression of divers
prevent or minimize decompression sickness, divers must properly plan, conduct, and monitor decompression. Divers follow a decompression model to allow the
Decompression_practice
Pressure reduction and its effects during ascent from depth
diver may decompress, depending on the dive profile and the mode of diving used. These may be described as decompression modes. Decompression may be continuous
Decompression_(diving)
Hyperbaric pressure vessel for human occupancy used in diving operations
of long decompressions underwater, in cold or dangerous conditions. A decompression chamber may be used with a closed bell for decompression after bounce
Diving_chamber
Decompression model developed by John Scott Haldane
Haldane's decompression model is a mathematical model for decompression to sea level atmospheric pressure of divers breathing compressed air at ambient
Haldane's_decompression_model
Unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system
or fail to pressurize at all. Such decompression may be classed as explosive, rapid, or slow: Explosive decompression (ED) is violent and too fast for air
Uncontrolled_decompression
Theoretical modelling of decompression physiology
to provide acceptable safety from decompression sickness in the shortest time spent decompressing, and decompression safety, or converely, risk, is measured
Decompression_theory
Reduction in pressure to lower than normal sea level atmospheric pressure
Hypobaric decompression is the reduction in ambient pressure below the normal range of sea level atmospheric pressure. Altitude decompression is hypobaric
Hypobaric_decompression
For health conditions encountered during spaceflight
be, generally normal atmospheric pressure. Decompression illness in spaceflight consists of decompression sickness (DCS) and other injuries due to uncompensated
Space_medicine
Diving mode and decompression technique
time required for decompression to surface pressure will not increase with longer exposure. The diver undergoes a single decompression to surface pressure
Saturation_diving
Mathematical model of tissue inert gas uptake and release with pressure change
sets are used to create decompression tables and in personal dive computers to compute no-decompression limits and decompression schedules for dives in
Bühlmann decompression algorithm
Bühlmann_decompression_algorithm
Injury due to pressure difference between gas filled space and adjoining tissue
volume involved already exists prior to decompression. Barotrauma can occur during both compression and decompression events. Barotrauma generally manifests
Barotrauma
Vascular blockage by air bubbles
usually obvious and may present quite differently from decompression sickness. Decompression sickness: Inert gas bubbles form in the bloodstream if the
Air_embolism
Tabulated data to facilitate safe diving ascents
determine a decompression schedule that is acceptably safe for a given dive or other hyperbaric exposure profile and breathing gas. Decompression tables represent
Decompression_tables
Medical condition of lack of oxygen in the tissues
PMID 8760546. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. "Decompression Sickness or Illness and Arterial Gas Embolism". Retrieved 2011-08-21. Brubakk
Hypoxia_(medicine)
Nuckols; Decompression workshop chairman's summary - RD. Vann; Pathophysiology of decompression illness - RE. Moon; Risk factors for decompression sickness
List of Divers Alert Network publications
List_of_Divers_Alert_Network_publications
Swimming underwater, breathing gas carried by the diver
depends on the level of decompression stress and the risk of symptomatic decompression developing. Symptomatic decompression illness may develop during or
Scuba_diving
Boat used for the support of scuba diving operations
diver. A dive boat will not be carrying a decompression chamber to treat a diver with decompression illness - that would normally classify it as a diving
Dive_boat
Group for improving diving safety
Early biomarkers for decompression stress. The effects of normobaric oxygen on blood and in first aid for decompression illness. Region of coverage includes
Divers_Alert_Network
Death of bone tissue due to interruption of the blood supply
Most of the time surgery is eventually required and may include core decompression, osteotomy, bone grafts, or joint replacement. About 15,000 cases occur
Avascular_necrosis
Equipment used by divers to facilitate decompression
ambient pressures. Decompression obligation for a given dive profile must be calculated and monitored to ensure that the risk of decompression sickness is controlled
Decompression_equipment
Medical condition caused by inert gas bubbles forming out of solution
Inner ear decompression sickness, (IEDCS) or audiovestibular decompression sickness is a medical condition of the inner ear caused by the formation of
Inner ear decompression sickness
Inner_ear_decompression_sickness
Planned hyperbaric exposure using a specified breathing gas as medical treatment
underwater divers and hyperbaric workers who present symptoms of decompression illness during or after a dive or hyperbaric shift, but hyperbaric oxygen
Hyperbaric treatment schedules
Hyperbaric_treatment_schedules
U.S. Navy's special operations force
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
United_States_Navy_SEALs
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Steve_Irwin
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
David_Attenborough
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
Physiological basis for decompression theory and practice
exposure profile. Efficient decompression requires the diver to ascend fast enough to establish as high a decompression gradient, in as many tissues
Physiology_of_decompression
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders caused by underwater diving
as a treatment for two of the most significant diving-related illnesses, decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Diving medicine deals with
Diving_medicine
Underwater diving breathing gas supplied from the surface
dive at surface pressure. The diver is decompressed during the ascent or by surface decompression in a decompression chamber. It may also be referred to
Surface-supplied_diving
Rescue of personnel from a disabled submarine
submarine escape. Survivors may require recompression treatment for decompression illness. National and international services exist to facilitate the rapid
Submarine_rescue
2006 animal encounter accident
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Death_of_Steve_Irwin
Special forces unit of the British Army
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Special_Air_Service
Extinct genus of marine lizard from the Late Cretaceous
common result of decompression illness; it involves bone damage caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles from inhaled air decompressed during frequent
Mosasaurus
Severely deficient supply of oxygen
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Asphyxia
Toxic effects of breathing oxygen at high partial pressures
ascend to a shallower depth if decompression obligations allow. If a chamber is available at the surface, surface decompression is a recommended option. The
Oxygen_toxicity
Irish safety freediver (1977-2017)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Stephen_Keenan
damage to tissues generally known as decompression sickness or the bends. The immediate goal of controlled decompression is to avoid development of symptoms
History of decompression research and development
History_of_decompression_research_and_development
Altitude above which water boils at body temperature
8,000 m (26,000 ft) Decompression (altitude) – Reduction in ambient pressure due to ascent above sea level Decompression illness – Disorders arising from
Armstrong_limit
Instrument to calculate decompression status in real time
A dive computer, personal decompression computer or decompression meter is a device used by an underwater diver to measure the elapsed time and depth
Dive_computer
Medical treatment at raised ambient pressure
as decompression sickness and gas embolism, It is still considered the definitive treatment for these conditions. The chamber treats decompression sickness
Hyperbaric_medicine
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Arthur_C._Clarke
Container to supply high pressure gas for diving operations
diving or as decompression gas. A diving cylinder may also be used to supply inflation gas for a dry suit, buoyancy compensator, decompression buoy, or lifting
Diving_cylinder
Australian technical diver (1954–2005)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Dave_Shaw
List of terms used in underwater diving and their meanings in context
ratio decompression A technique for calculating decompression schedules for scuba divers engaged in deep diving without using dive tables, decompression software
Glossary of underwater diving terminology: P–S
Glossary_of_underwater_diving_terminology:_P–S
Facility for supporting saturation diving projects
time required for decompression to surface pressure will not increase with longer exposure. The diver undergoes a single decompression to surface pressure
Saturation_diving_system
Breathing gas, mixture of nitrogen and oxygen
practicable underwater dive time by reducing the decompression requirement, or reducing the risk of decompression sickness (also known as the bends). The two
Nitrox
Copper helmet with rubberised canvas diving suit and weighted boots
rules for decompression in depths up to 200 feet; Diving in deep water, using the Davis Submerged Decompression Chamber, Compressed air illness and accidents
Standard_diving_dress
Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment
the decompression gases may be similar, or may include pure oxygen. Decompression procedures include in-water decompression or surface decompression in
Underwater_diving
Francis, T James R; Mitchell, Simon J (2003). "10.6: Manifestations of Decompression Disorders". In Brubakk, Alf O; Neuman, Tom S (eds.). Bennett and Elliott's
List of deprecated terms for diseases
List_of_deprecated_terms_for_diseases
Rule of thumb for estimating a decompression schedule for a given set of breathing gases
Ratio decompression (usually referred to in abbreviated form as ratio deco) is a technique for calculating decompression schedules for scuba divers engaged
Ratio_decompression
Medical fitness to function underwater
routine re-assessments and special re-assessments after injury or decompression illness. Standards for fitness to dive are specified by the diver certification
Fitness_to_dive
Basis for the published decompression tables and algorithms
The US Navy has used several decompression models from which their published decompression tables and authorized diving computer algorithms have been
US Navy decompression models and tables
US_Navy_decompression_models_and_tables
American engineer, vintner, and former NASA astronaut
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
José_M._Hernández
Elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation
November 2016. Despite the myriad of complications associated with heat illness, an elevation of core temperature above 41.0 °C (often referred to as fever
Hyperthermia
Semi-submersible offshore drilling rig
was the site of several serious incidents, most notably an explosive decompression in 1983 that killed four divers and one dive tender, as well as critically
Byford_Dolphin
Diving disorder caused by inhaling small quantities of salt water
unclear reasons. A dive profile with decompression stops and slow gradual ascent would be less likely to cause decompression sickness. Additionally, short duration
Salt water aspiration syndrome
Salt_water_aspiration_syndrome
Human habitable underwater enclosure filled with breathable gas
under pressure to a decompression chamber on the support vessel for safer decompression. Deck decompression chamber (DDC) A decompression chamber on the support
Underwater_habitat
German filmmaker (1902–2003)
symbolize the love-hate relationship between Germany and France. Cocteau's illness and 1963 death put an end to the project. A musical remake of Das Blaue
Leni_Riefenstahl
Garment or device designed to protect a diver from the underwater environment
of decompression sickness due to accelerated ingassing during the deep part of the dive, exacerbated if the heating is reduced during decompression. Increased
Diving_suit
Human body core temperature below 35 °C (95 °F)
as with immersion accidents involving alcohol, other drugs, or mental illness. While studies have shown that people experiencing homelessness are at
Hypothermia
French free diver (1927–2001)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Jacques_Mayol
Use of oxygen as a medical treatment
for decompression sickness for years. Recompression in a hyperbaric chamber with 100% oxygen is the standard treatment for decompression illness. The
Oxygen_therapy
Austrian freediver and world record holder
pre-alerted decompression chamber in Athens, where he received treatment. He incurred multiple brain strokes due to severe decompression sickness. He
Herbert_Nitsch
Equipment for controlling the buoyancy of a diver
single cylinder Divers preparing for a decompression dive using backplate and wing with sling mounted decompression gas cylinders. A variation on the back
Buoyancy_compensator_(diving)
Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water
decompression stop. The bell would then be locked onto a deck decompression chamber, the divers transferred under pressure to complete decompression in
Diving_bell
Underwater diving without breathing apparatus
much more limited period. No decompression stops required for deep dives, although it is possible to get decompression sickness, or taravana, from repetitive
Freediving
Distinct layer of temperature change in a body of water
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Thermocline
French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Philippe_Cousteau
Field concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people at work
injuries and illnesses in 2011, which is 6.8 work-related injuries and illnesses for every 100 full-time employees. The injury and illness rate in hospitals
Occupational safety and health
Occupational_safety_and_health
Change in sea level due to gravity
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Tide
Techniques requiring specific equipment and procedures
the decompression gases may be similar, or may include pure oxygen. Decompression procedures include in-water decompression or surface decompression in
Modes_of_underwater_diving
Developments over time in the human activity
vehicles. Although the pathophysiology of decompression sickness is not yet fully understood, decompression practice has reached a stage where the risk
History_of_underwater_diving
Ship used as a floating base for professional diving projects
involves only one decompression, thereby avoiding the time-consuming and comparatively risky process of in-water, staged decompression or sur-D O2 operations
Diving_support_vessel
Use of diving techniques in the pursuit of scientific knowledge
successive no-decompression dives imposed by some recreational diver training organisations. As of 1992 the prevalence of decompression illness in the United
Scientific_diving
Diving incident in the Maldives
Mohamed Mahudhee, became ill during ascent and subsequently died of decompression sickness after being transferred to ADK Hospital in Malé. An international
2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident
2026_Dhekunu_Kandu_cave_diving_incident
American astronaut (born 1975)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Reid_Wiseman
British cave diver who specialises in rescues
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Rick_Stanton
United States Marine Corps officer and a Artemis III Commander
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Randolph_Bresnik
Stationary diving discipline of holding breath underwater
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Static_apnea
Equipment used in the support of an underwater diving operation
space Decompression buoy – Inflatable surface marker buoy deployed from underwater Decompression trapeze – Horizontal bars suspended at decompression stop
Diving_support_equipment
British ocean liner (1907–1915)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
RMS_Lusitania
Underwater diving to a depth beyond the norm
to do decompression stops increases with depth. A diver at 6 metres (20 ft) may be able to dive for many hours without needing to do decompression stops
Deep_diving
Organ system for circulating blood in animals
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Circulatory_system
Outcrop of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of stony coral skeletons
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Coral_reef
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Clive_Cussler
Anglo-Irish scientist (1627–1691)
liquid masses" Acott, C. (1999). "A brief history of diving and decompression illness". South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Journal. 29 (2). ISSN 0813-1988
Robert_Boyle
British volunteer cave diver who specialises in rescues
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
John_Volanthen
Evidence of physiological disorders resulting from underwater diving
hours after a dive. The principal conditions are decompression illness (which covers decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism), nitrogen narcosis
List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders
List_of_signs_and_symptoms_of_diving_disorders
A cable and/or hose bundle which supplies required consumables to a remote user
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Umbilical_cable
Barotrauma of the sinuses
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Aerosinusitis
English Tudor warship (1511–1545)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Mary_Rose
Canadian astronaut (born 1976)
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Jeremy_Hansen
Danish maritime special operations unit
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Frogman_Corps_(Denmark)
Chronological list of notable events in the history of underwater diving equipment
Compressed-Air Illness", detailed studies on the cause and symptoms of decompression sickness, and proposed a table of decompression stops to avoid the
Timeline_of_diving_technology
Equipment used specifically for surface supplied diving
growth, with decompression sickness as a consequence. Partial pressure of oxygen is usually limited to 1.6 bar during in-water decompression for scuba divers
Surface-supplied diving equipment
Surface-supplied_diving_equipment
Cloudiness of a fluid
"The association between drinking water turbidity and gastrointestinal illness: a systematic review". BMC Public Health. 7 (256). Springer Nature: 256
Turbidity
Passage of fluid through the circulatory or lymphatic system to an organ or tissue
weights Weight belt Decompression equipment Decompression buoy Decompression chamber Decompression cylinder Decompression tables Decompression trapeze Dive computer
Perfusion
Kidd, Canadian decompression researcher, Kidd–Stubbs decompression model, DCIEM decompression tables Eric P. Kindwall – Decompression sickness treatment
List of researchers in underwater diving
List_of_researchers_in_underwater_diving
DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
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Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Without Illness
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Whole; One who has No Illness
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Health; Free from Illness and Grief
Boy/Male
Tamil
Without illness
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
'Health' free from illness and grief
Girl/Female
Muslim
Health, Free from illness and grief
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DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS
Boy/Male
Sikh
Gods warrior, Victorious almighty God
Girl/Female
English American
Fair; good-looking.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bhalendra | பாலேஂதà¯à®°
Lord of light
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Old French aillier ‘garlic seller’, from ail ‘garlic’ (from Latin allium).Americanized spelling of German Ehler or Öhler (see Ohler).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Lorne, of unknown LORN means.
Girl/Female
Latin American
Precious.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Kylie, KILEY means "slender." Compare with another form of Kiley.
Male
English
Faithful
Girl/Female
Hindu
Humble, Unassuming, Obedience, Knowledge, Venus, Requester
Girl/Female
Indian
Pious, Devout
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n.
The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand.
n.
A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air.
v. i.
To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic body; to quiver.
n.
To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.
a.
Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.
n.
The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.
n.
Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
n.
The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material.
n.
The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension.
a.
Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
n.
Compression.
n.
The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.
n.
The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
v. t.
To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.
n.
The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
n.
A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip.
n.
Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.
n.
A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.
n.
A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
n.
The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.