Problems of altitude. II: Decompression sickness and other effects of pressure changes

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Decompression sickness results from supersaturation of body tissues with nitrogen as ambient pressure falls, which leads to bubbles developing in the blood and tissues.

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Harding, R. M., & Mills, F. J. (1983). Problems of altitude. II: Decompression sickness and other effects of pressure changes. British Medical Journal, 286(6376), 1498–1500. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.286.6376.1498

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