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Wounds and Injuries > Barotrauma > Decompression Sickness

Terme préférentiel

Decompression Sickness  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • A condition occurring as a result of exposure to a rapid fall in ambient pressure. Gases, nitrogen in particular, come out of solution and form bubbles in body fluid and blood. These gas bubbles accumulate in joint spaces and the peripheral circulation impairing tissue oxygenation causing disorientation, severe pain, and potentially death.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Bends
  • Caisson Disease

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JW3P7H47-D

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 25/06/2010