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One of these is decompression sickness or "the bends," caused by breathing nitrogen or other gases under pressure, which are not metabolized by the body. ... Doctors first described decompression sickness as caisson disease, because workers building bridges in pressurized air boxes called caissons developed symptoms of the...
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Learn about barotrauma and other scuba diving injuries like decompression sickness (the bends), ear squeeze, sinus squeeze, air embolism, pulmonary barotrauma, mask squeeze, tooth squeeze, gastric squeeze and more. ... Decompression sickness, or "the bends," is related more to Henry's Law, which states that more gas will...
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Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article:; ... 2009 HowStuffWorks; The bends can be incredibly painful -- even lethal. ... DiscoveryHealth.com: Symptoms of the Bends;
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The Bends or DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS is not the terrible monster of the deep waiting to grab every diver. Many people (even some divers) believe that if you dive, sooner are latter you are going to get bent, that is not true.
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Although decompression sickness (DCS), a complex resulting from changed barometric pressure, includes high-altitude–related and aerospace-related events, this article focuses on decompression associated with the sudden decrease in pressures ... Pain (the bends) occurs in most (70-85%) patients with type I DCS.
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How Does Decompression Sickness Happen ... Diving decompression sickness, also known as the bends, is a diver’s worst nightmare. If the conditions are severe enough they can prevent a diver from diving after decompression sickness.
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However, caisson workers on the Brooklyn Bridge project in New York gave the sickness a more descriptive name that has remained ever since: the bends. The term likely described the " bent over " posture of the suffering diver. ... Today, the bends or decompression sickness is the most well-known danger of diving.
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The Bends (Decompression Sickness) ... However, caisson workers on the Brooklyn Bridge project in New York gave the sickness a more descriptive name that has remained ever since: the bends. The term likely described the " bent over " posture ... Today, the bends or decompression sickness is the most well-known danger of diving.
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