Article: Hyperbaric files: decompression sickness.(HYPERBARIC MEDICINE)

I just surfaced next to the boat after a 45-minute dive off the coast of Honduras. This is the southern end of the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world, Australia being number one. My wife and 2 other diving companions surfaced right next to me. One, who I will call Jack, looked very confused. I asked, "Jack, are you okay?" He said, "I don't know. I don't know what to do. I can't feel my legs". My first reaction as an experienced medical professional was, "Oh shit". My wife was the first in the boat, stripped off her tanks and literally pulled Jack into boat, an adrenaline thing. Being divers our first thought was decompression sickness (DCS). DCS, also called the Bends ...

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