A Maldivian military diver died from decompression sickness during a perilous mission to recover bodies of four Italian ...
Diving is a seriously dangerous activity, but not only for the reasons you may think. Decompression sickness, or "the bends," ...
Mohamed Mahudhee, a member of the Maldivian National Defense Force, died of underwater decompression sickness after being transferred to a hospital in the capital.
In 1991, cave divers Bill Gavin and Parker Turner were trapped by a sudden Florida cave collapse. Now, scientists found the ...
A sailor with the Navy Experimental Diving Unit at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla., tests the capabilities of new diving gear, known as the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression Suit ...
In scuba divers with patent foramen ovale (PFO) featuring high-grade shunts, percutaneous closure is more effective than conservative diving recommendations at preventing decompression sickness (DCS), ...
Decompression sickness happens when nitrogen that is dissolved in the body under high pressure — for example when diving — forms bubbles when pressure reduces. Key symptoms include joint and muscle ...