Decompression sickness is a type of injury that occurs when there’s a rapid decrease in pressure surrounding the body. It usually occurs in deep-sea divers who ascend to the surface too quickly. With ...

One of the most common diving disorders UAB Emergency Medicine experts see is middle-ear barotrauma, which involves damage to the tympanic membrane in the ear due to a difference in the pressure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High-risk patent foramen ovale was independently linked to a higher risk for decompression illness in scuba ...

Decompression sickness, in which bubbles formed from dissolved gas (usually nitrogen) cause tissue and vascular injury after a reduction in environmental pressure, may occur in diving, aviation, and ...

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 ...

Members of the Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group suited up in equipment to scuba dive Saturday at the Bill Garrett Fieldhouse to learn how to provide emergency care for scuba diving injuries.