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
US Navy Treatment Table 6
The standard recompression protocol for serious decompression sickness.
Monoplace chamber
A single-patient hyperbaric chamber pressurized with oxygen.
Henry's Law
The physical law explaining why pressure forces more oxygen into blood plasma.
NCD 20.29
The Medicare National Coverage Determination that governs HBOT coverage.