Decompression sickness happens when nitrogen that is dissolved in the body under high pressure — for example when diving — forms bubbles when pressure reduces. Key symptoms include joint and muscle ...

Decompression sickness (DCS) arises from the formation of inert gas bubbles, chiefly nitrogen, within blood and tissues following a rapid reduction in ambient pressure. This condition, historically ...

The Coast Guard flew a diver who was showing signs of decompression sickness to a Houston hospital Saturday.

IN the past few years the sport of "skin diving" (both with and without underwater breathing apparatus) has found many enthusiastic adherents in the general populace. Unfortunately, there has not been ...