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    The physiology of decompression is the aspect of physiology which is affected by exposure to large changes in ambient pressure. It involves a complex...
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  • Hypobaric decompression is the reduction in ambient pressure below the normal range of sea level atmospheric pressure. Altitude decompression is hypobaric...
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    descriptions of redirect targets Physiology of decompression – The physiological basis for decompression theory and practice Decompression models: Bühlmann...
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    minimize decompression sickness, divers must properly plan and monitor decompression. Divers follow a decompression model to safely allow the release of excess...
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    decompression. DCS most commonly occurs during or soon after a decompression ascent from underwater diving, but can also result from other causes of depressurisation...
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  • Thumbnail for Glossary of underwater diving terminology: D–G
    decompression status of the diver. decompression bar decompression buoy decompression chamber Hyperbaric chamber used for decompressing divers and emergency therapeutic...
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    There are several categories of decompression equipment used to help divers decompress, which is the process required to allow divers to return to the...
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    diving Physiological effects of rebreather diving Effects of decompression stress on endothelial stem cells and blood cells Early decompression stress...
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  • or fail to pressurize at all. Such decompression may be classed as explosive, rapid, or slow: Explosive decompression (ED) is violent and too fast for air...
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    included to allow better control of ascent rate and decompression depth. Equipment for in-water or surface decompression on oxygen (SurDO2) may be available...
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    diver to pressure as the first stage of surface decompression or omitted decompression procedure to prevent decompression sickness from developing. recompression...
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  • Kidd, Canadian decompression researcher, Kidd-stubbs decompression model, DCIEM decompression tables Eric P. Kindwall – Decompression sickness treatment...
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  • Decompression has several meanings, some of which are covered by several articles: Data decompression, the action of reversing data compression Decompression...
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    A dive computer, personal decompression computer or decompression meter is a device used by an underwater diver to measure the elapsed time and depth...
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    leg, stretching, and surgery. Most of the time surgery is eventually required and may include core decompression, osteotomy, bone grafts, or joint replacement...
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  • Versions are used to create decompression tables and in personal dive computers to compute no-decompression limits and decompression schedules for dives in...
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  • Thumbnail for Glossary of underwater diving terminology: A–C
    by cables from the top of the frame. AGE aggressive decompression Decompression schedule tending to shorter overall decompression time for a given pre-ascent...
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  • Thumbnail for Glossary of underwater diving terminology: H–O
    available to support or complete decompression by using the LSP components to maintain the decompression environment by way of power, gas mixtures, heating...
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  • Thumbnail for Index of underwater diving
    time of a dive, and decompression status Decompression obligation – Physiological requirement for decompression to reduce risk of injury Decompression practice –...
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    depths are required, the risk of decompression sickness is increased by depth variations while at a stop. Decompression stops are typically done when...
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  • Thumbnail for Haldane's decompression model
    Haldane's decompression model is a mathematical model for decompression to sea level atmospheric pressure of divers breathing compressed air at ambient...
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    (100 kPa) for every 10 metres (33 ft) of depth. The principal conditions are: decompression illness (which covers decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism);...
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    Hypoxia (medicine) (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
    region of the body. Although hypoxia is often a pathological condition, variations in arterial oxygen concentrations can be part of the normal physiology, for...
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  • depth is used with air decompression tables to calculate decompression obligation and no-stop times. The Goldman decompression model predicts a significant...
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  • Thumbnail for Technical diving
    stage decompression and/or the use of multiple gas mixtures in a single dive." TDI defines a technical dive as any dive involving decompression, additional...
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    Steve Irwin (category Australian people of English descent)
    Barrier Reef. His death became international news and was met with expressions of shock and grief by fans, the media, governments, and non-profit organizations...
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    conservative decompression schedule the risk of decompression sickness is significantly reduced, and the total time spent decompressing is minimised....
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  • In physiology, respiration is the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the removal of carbon dioxide in the...
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    The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling, and in 1950 it was...
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  • Thumbnail for Glossary of underwater diving terminology: T–Z
    Exponential/linear decompression algorithm used in the 2008 US Navy decompression tables. therapeutic recompression A procedure for treating decompression sickness...
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