Relationship between Age and Susceptibility to Decompression Sickness. A Review.

Abstract

Susceptibility to decompression siclmess (DCS) is influenced by a multitude of factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of age on susceptibility to DCS. A review of the literature on the relationship between age and susceptibility to DCS found an appreciable effect of age on group and individual susceptibility. Most of the studies reviewed were done during World War H and were limited to the age group between 18 and 30. However, Armstrong Laboratory (AL) DCS research database does include data for subjects over 40 years of age. The results from the AL DCS research database show that there was a significant increase in DCS risk for subjects over 42 years of age. They also show that susceptibility to DCS increases with age. There is generally a linear relationship between increasing age and increasing individual susceptibility to DCS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297023

Entities

People

  • Andrew A. Pilmanis
  • F. W. Baumgardner
  • Robert B. O'connor
  • Zahid M. Sulaiman

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Age Groups
  • Air
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Compressed Air
  • Databases
  • Decompression
  • Decompression Chambers
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Governments
  • Literature
  • Measurement
  • Second World War
  • Standards
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.