a disorder characterized by severe pain in muscles and joints, cramp, and difficulty in breathing, caused by a sudden and sustained decrease in air pressure, resulting in the deposition of nitrogen bubbles in the tissues
Also called: caisson disease, aeroembolism. Nontechnical name: the bends
Examples of 'decompression illness' in a sentence
decompression illness
Post-diving, he displayed typical symptoms of decompression illness.
Asadullah Naqvi, Derrick Clarence 2018, 'A case of decompression illness not responding to hyperbaric oxygen', Journal of Intensive Carehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0299-3. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Learning points to take are that decompression illness can present atypically, but one must exclude other causes.
Asadullah Naqvi, Derrick Clarence 2018, 'A case of decompression illness not responding to hyperbaric oxygen', Journal of Intensive Carehttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0299-3. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)