Sentences with phrase «of decompression sickness»

Normally, if you follow safe diving limits by using dive tables and / or computers, you are at very very low risk of decompression sickness.

The problem with an uncontrolled ascent (regardless of it happening due to expanding air or water pushing up) is an increased risk of Decompression sickness, lung over expansion injury or a gas embolism.

Flying after diving increases the risk of decompression sickness: because of the high concentration of nitrogen in your blood, gas bubbles can form within your body and generate health issues.

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At depths of several hundred, feet, divers have to ascend slowly in order to avoid decompression sickness (the «bends»), which makes every minute at the bottom a precious commodity.

Zeljko Dujic, a physiologist at the University of Split School of Medicine in Croatia, says the secret to avoiding this decompression sickness could be vigorous exercise.

Formation of gas bubbles in the bloodstream on ascent from deep dives is known to cause decompression sickness, or «the bends,» a potentially life - threatening condition.

This technique not only staved off decompression sickness, by keeping nitrogen out of the bloodstream, but also reduced the amount of oxygen delivered from her lungs to her bloodstream — preserving the oxygen within the sea lion's upper airways.

The longer you wait between your last dive and your flight, the less risk of experiencing decompression sickness as the nitrogen in the body decreases during surface time.

You have measurements of altitude so that you can avoid decompression sickness, as well as clear indicators of how long you've been diving for.

Each section covers various theoretical knowledge about diving from learning how to calculate no - stop times, how to avoid decompression sickness, how your gear works, and lots of other information on diving safety.

It is this higher percentage of oxygen, and the proportionately lower percentage of nitrogen, that allows divers to lengthen no - decompression limits, shorten surface intervals and get an added safety buffer for decompression sickness in certain diving circumstances.