Scuba Diving, I: Decompression Sickness

In Decompression Sickness, one of the more serious illnesses associated with pressure reduction during diving, nitrogen gas bubbles are released into the bloodstream and tissues, which can cause numbness, dizziness, weakness, nausea, pain, headaches, itching, and visual disturbances.

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