Category: Environmental & Toxicology / Diving-Related Illness
Decompression sickness (DCS), or 'the bends,' is a condition resulting from the rapid decrease in ambient pressure, typically after diving, causing dissolved gases (primarily nitrogen) to form bubbles in the body's tissues and bloodstream.
Estimated 2-4 cases per 10,000 dives, but highly variable based on dive profiles (Source: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, 2015)
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