In-water recompression
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title:
In-water recompression
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In-water recompression (IWR) or underwater oxygen treatment is the emergency treatment of decompression sickness (DCS) by returning the diver underwater to help the gas bubbles in the tissues, which are causing the symptoms, to resolve. It is a procedure that exposes the diver to significant risk which should be compared with the risk associated with the available options and balanced against the probable benefits. Some authorities recommend that it is only to be used when the time to travel to
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In-water treatment for decompression sickness
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-water_recompression
date created:
2004-03-06T14:42:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T22:51:56Z
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