Decompression Sickness

Summary

"The bends" — nitrogen bubbles from rapid ascent, treated with recompression on established Navy tables.

Typical protocol

2.8 ATA × 285 min, Per USN Table 6, 1+ sessions · US Navy Diving Manual

The evidence (1)

1. [1] Hyperbaric treatment for decompression sickness: current recommendations

   POSITIVE

   Moon RE · Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine · 2019 · PMID 31051061

   Reviews the physiological basis and established use of recompression (e.g., US Navy Treatment Table 6) as definitive therapy for decompression sickness, the historical foundation of hyperbaric medicine.

   Quality: Authoritative narrative review; recompression is standard of care.