In-water recompression (IWR) or underwater oxygen treatment is the emergency treatment of decompression sickness (DCS) by returning the diver underwater...

hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a recompression chamber. Where a chamber is not accessible within a reasonable time frame, in-water recompression may be indicated...

done in hyperbaric chambers where environmental hazards can be controlled, but occasionally treatment is done in the field by in-water recompression when...

manifestation of decompression illness. In-water recompression as emergency treatment for decompression sickness, In surface decompression, returning a diver...

caused by pulmonary barotrauma of ascent. In emergencies divers may sometimes be treated by in-water recompression (when a chamber is not available) if suitable...

available for recompression within a reasonable period, a riskier alternative is in-water recompression at the dive site. In-water recompression (IWR) is the...

Recompression chamber, a hyperbaric chamber used to treat or prevent decompression sickness. When used underwater there are two ways to prevent water...

decompression illness. Preferably done in a recompression chamber, but occasionally done as in-water recompression. 2.  Returning a diver to pressure as the...

Pressure washing or power washing is the use of high-pressure water spray to remove loose paint, mold, grime, dust, mud, and dirt from surfaces and objects...

has DCS and will be treated accordingly with recompression. Limited case data suggest that recompression does not usually cause harm if the differential...

interstitial emphysema Gas trapped in the spaces between organs after lung barotrauma. inverter line in-water recompression Recompression of a diver by returning...

is removed from the mouth in the water. Compare with bailout valve (BOV). diving Underwater activity and related recompression facility operations where...

educated regarding them by his father, Bob. He achieved international fame in the late 1990s from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally...

protection protecting the wearer from the cold and in the case of dry suits, from contact with the surrounding water. They also provide some defense from abrasive...

water and occasionally other liquids. Most underwater diving is done in the shallower coastal parts of the oceans, and inland bodies of fresh water,...

in chest-deep water, Steve Irwin approached a short-tail stingray, with an approximate span of two metres (6 ft 7 in), from the rear, in order to film...

divers may choose to do in-water recompression. The person in command of a dive boat is generally referred to as the skipper. In most cases the boat is...

Mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) is an energy recovery process which can be used to recycle waste heat to improve efficiency. Typically, the compressed...

almost any large body of water; it is a return flow compensating for the onshore-directed average transport of water by the waves in the zone above the wave...

cases where the diver is likely to be unsafe in the water, but in-water recompression may be justified in cases where severe outcomes are likely, if conducted...

used to facilitate a diving operation. It is either not taken into the water during the dive, such as the gas panel and compressor, or is not integral...

drop hanging Self-induced hypocapnia by hyperventilation, as in shallow water or deep water blackout and the choking game Inert gas asphyxiation Congenital...

connected for gas flow In-water cleaning – Methods of removing contaminants from underwater surfaces In-water recompression – In-water treatment for decompression...

Milan; Koblmüller, Stephan; Vanhove, Maarten P. M. (2016). "Deep-water parasite diversity in Lake Tanganyika: description of two new monogenean species from...

(28 °F) water died in 15–30 minutes. The actual cause of death in cold water is usually the bodily reactions to heat loss and to freezing water, rather...

flourish in ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and cold water coral...

Exponential/linear decompression algorithm used in the 2008 US Navy decompression tables. therapeutic recompression A procedure for treating decompression sickness...

layer or the metalimnion in lakes) is a distinct layer based on temperature within a large body of fluid (e.g. water, as in an ocean or lake; or air,...

higher high water and the lower high water in tide tables. Similarly, the two low waters each day are the higher low water and the lower low water. The daily...

neurogenic cardio-respiratory responses caused by sudden immersion in cold water. In cold water immersions, such as by falling through thin ice, cold shock response...