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CHAPTER 4: INDEX

DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS: FACTORS AFFECTING THE RISK

Major Factors: Ambient Pressure, Partial Pressure of Inert Gases, and Time  
   
   
Additional Factors  
  Exercise
  Body Temperature
  Composition of Tissue
  Age
  Acclimatization
  Cluster Diving
  Breath-hold Diving
   
   
Conclusions  

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For additional information pertaining to decompression sickness and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the author directs readers to the websites of Divers' Alert Network (http://www.diversalertnetwork.org) and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (http://www.uhms.org).