The symptoms of a lung-expansion injury tend to appear immediately after the dive while the symptoms of decompression sickness tend to appear usually slower after the dive.
Why does oxygen treat scuba-related illnesses?
Decompression sickness (DCS) patients address the disease process by dissolving air bubbles in the blood and tissues and diffusing excess nitrogen to oxygenate ischemic regions.
Needs to be recompressed Recompression was traditionally carried out with the assistance of a personal doctor or technician and a customized chamber that allowed for a controlled rise in atmospheric pressure. DCS divers have to travel further to decompression rooms since the number of rooms accessible for 24-hour emergency care countrywide is decreasing at an alarming rate.
