Decompression Illness Treated with the Hart-Kindwall Protocol in a Monoplace Chamber

12 June 2022: Articles

Management of emergency care

Yoshiaki Inuzuka ^C , Naoki Edo ^A* , Yuichi Araki ^B , Takafumi Hoshi ^B , Mayuko Maruta ^C , Nana Nakamoto ^B , Shinya Suzuki ^C

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935534

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935534

Table 2. Classification of decompression illness.

Decompression sickness: The wide range of symptoms due to gas bubbles, which are formed by too rapid pressure release to pass out of the body

Arterial gas embolism: The symptoms due to an obstruction of blood flow caused by gas bubbles (emboli) entering the arterial circulation

^* Symptoms of Type I and Type II decompression sickness may be present at the same time.