A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE BUBBLE THEORY OF THE ETIOLOGY OF DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS AS RELATED TO HIGH ALTITUDE EXPOSURE.

Abstract

There was a need for a comprehensive historical review of decompression sickness and related subjects such as the bubble theory, denitrogenation, over -compression, and pertinent terminology. A simplified classification scheme is introduced which retains the currently popular term decompression sickness to describe those symptoms which arise owing to the response of the body to reduction of pressure, in accordance with Henry's law. A new term, mechanicobaropathy, is introduced to describe any symptom or disease which arises owing to the mechanical effects on body tissues of the response of gases to Boyle's law. Highlights of the literature on decompression sickness, from 1670 to 1965, are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0628751

Entities

People

  • Harold R. Andersen

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Boyle'S Law
  • Classification
  • Compression
  • Decompression
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Etiology
  • High Altitude
  • Literature

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.