Glossary
Boyle's Law
Gas volume shrinks as pressure rises — why bubbles shrink under recompression.
Boyle's Law states that a gas's volume is inversely proportional to its pressure. It explains why recompression physically shrinks harmful gas bubbles in decompression sickness and air embolism, and why patients feel ear pressure during compression.
More terms
Air break
A scheduled pause breathing normal air during a session to prevent oxygen toxicity.
Monoplace chamber
A single-patient hyperbaric chamber pressurized with oxygen.
Wagner grade
A classification system for the severity of diabetic foot ulcers.
Decompression sickness
Illness from nitrogen bubbles forming after rapid ascent from depth.