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...

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

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...

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...

The Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System (SRDRS) is a remotely operated underwater vehicle and its associated systems intended to replace 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...

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...

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

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

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...

the gas bubbles themselves formed static emboli which remain in place until recompression has been superseded by the knowledge that the gas emboli are...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

In underwater diving, open water is unrestricted water such as a sea, lake, river, or flooded quarry. It is a contradistinction to confined water (usually...

in special cases. Navies, professional diving organizations, hospitals, and dedicated recompression facilities typically operate these. They range in...

treatment of diving disorders, treatment by recompression and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, toxic effects of gases in a hyperbaric environment, and treatment...

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

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...

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

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

Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965), nicknamed Suni in the United States and Sončka in Slovenia, is an American astronaut, United States Navy officer...