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- Decompression Sickness is caused by rapid changes in
environmental pressure, most commonly experienced by divers
undergoing a change in water pressure. It also occurs
in fliers when there is a drastic change in altitude.
- Decompression Sickness occurs because dissolved gas (nitrogen) in the body's tissues expands, releasing gas bubbles. Symptoms depend on where the released gas bubbles occur in the body.
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- Joint pains ("bends")
- Confusion
- Shortness of breath
- Burning chest pain with a deep
breath
- Cough
- Ear pain
- Sinus pain
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- Deep sea diving
- Flying (non-pressurized)
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- Oxygen
- Aspirin for pain (pain killers
should be used cautiously, because they cover up symptoms,
therefore making it difficult to tell if the person is
getting better)
- IV hydration
- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (a special chamber that forces oxygen into the tissue)
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- You need immediate emergency medical treatment. Untreated, it can lead to permanent disability and death.
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