Decompression Sickness

Decompression sickness (DCS; also known as divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, or caisson disease) describes a condition arising from dissolved gases coming out of solution into bubbles inside the body on depressurisation. DCS most commonly refers to problems arising from underwater diving decompression (i.e., during ascent), but may be experienced in other depressurisation events such as emerging from a caisson, flying in an unpressurised aircraft at high altitude, and extravehicular activity from spacecraft. DCS and arterial gas embolism are collectively referred to as decompression illness. Since bubbles can form in or migrate to any part of the body, DCS can …

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Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 10 April 2023 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 1 March 2023 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 20 February 2023 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 6 February 2023 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 31 October 2022 English

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His other previous work had focused on decompression sickness, on which he acted as a consultant to


CHB: Coach House Books · 20 September 2022 English

Poetry that navigates the science of cold waterways to consider the warmth of the poet’s Chinese-Mauritian family ties Fire Cider Rain is about the limits to which shared cultural and …

where, I am beset now with that usual decompression sickness, a dull measure of time passed Māmā


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 23 June 2022 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 21 April 2022 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 24 November 2021 English

In a medical audit context, the clinical need of the provision and claim of an insured service may be evaluated by the Medical Consultants’ Committee of MCP; Queries as to …

and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias  Decompression Sickness  Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problems billable in cases of true emergency only: decompression sickness, arterial air embolism and carbon monoxide


CAEP: Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians · 2021 English

Effect heat and light T68 Hypothermia T703 Decompression sickness T709 Barotrauma T71 Asphyxiation T749 Maltreatment


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