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 ...

Decompression sickness, in which bubbles formed from dissolved gas (usually nitrogen) cause tissue and vascular injury after a reduction in environmental pressure, may occur in diving, aviation, and ...

GALVESTON, Texas – The Coast Guard flew a diver who was showing signs of decompression sickness to a Houston hospital Saturday. The Coast Guard said the 29-year-old man became ill while diving ...

NASA Freaks Everyone Out By Broadcasting Audio Of Astronaut With Simulated Decompression Sickness The simulation involved a doctor talking the station's crew through how to handle life-threatening ...

WASHINGTON — A leading animal rights group is calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to force the Navy to stop conducting painful and often lethal decompression sickness tests on sheep. People for ...

Related video: Two kayakers were rescued earlier this month near the Skyway Bridge. PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A diver experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness was rescued 16 miles off of ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescued a 57-year-old man on Saturday after he became ill while diving 12 miles west of Egmont Key. The man allegedly experienced ...