decompression sickness
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The four crew members spent two days “pre-breathing” to prevent becoming seriously ill from decompression sickness, known as getting “the bends”, as the pressure changed.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
Mr. Small died of decompression sickness before he could be transported to a hospital.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
When divers rose to the surface too fast, they risked decompression sickness, also known as the bends, where the wrong gases build up in the blood.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022
Astronauts must also take steps to avoid decompression sickness, or “the bends.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2021
Others suggest that COVID-19 mimics physiology seen at high altitudes, or pulmonary decompression sickness, when a diver ascends to the surface too rapidly.
From Scientific American • Apr. 3, 2020
