Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Decompression Sickness- What causes it?

Decompression Sickness also known as caisson disease and “the bends” is a sickness that may affect the miners, divers or anyone who gets exposed to fast pressure decreasing inside the body. It (DCS) can be referred as an upsurge of nitrogen bubbles inside a human’s body, because the pressure near the bodies increase while descending down to the greater depths and with this raise in pressure, the content of nitrogen that’s absorbed in the bodies is increased as well. This is the situation that’s harmful for anyone, as one may even absorb nitrogen till it obtains saturation. The most common symptoms of DCS are blurred vision, unconsciousness, tingling, ringing of ears, limb and joint pain, respiratory problems and so on.

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