Bubble growth in decompression fields.

Optimal Decompression of Divers Procedures for Constraining Predicted Bubble Growth

The human body is not adapted for living underwater, but mankind’s abilities to invent, create, and use technical equipment allows underwater breathing. The activity of diving started as free diving, where the diver’s lung capacity was the limiting factor. In the 18th century the invention of the diving suit made it possible to supply divers with air from the surface. Although economically prof...

Air bubble growth in water.

Symmetrical femoral vein bubble caused by decompression illness

‘appreciable fever, excessive vomiting, or marked peritonitis’. The NHS adds the recommendation to admit patients who are ‘very elderly’ or those with ‘immunosuppression’ with consideration for admission of those <40 years. The evidence for admitting the ‘very elderly’ and ‘immunosuppressed’ is quite clear and intuitive. The reason for admitting those <40 years is due to their increased risk fo...

Decompression profile and bubble formation after dives with surface decompression: experimental support for a dual phase model of decompression.

The present study was initiated in order to determine the effect of decompression profiles on bubble formation following surface decompression using oxygen. Following an air dive to 496 kPa (130 fsw) for 90 minutes, three different profiles were tested in the pig; a USN staged decompression profile, a profile using linear continuous decompression with the same total decompression time as the US...

The Arterial Bubble Model for Decompression Tables Calculations