Ultrasonic Surveillance of Subatmospheric Decompression

DECOMPRESSION sickness is a recognised hazard of unprotected high altitude flight 1 . As attempts to detect circulating bubbles in men during decompression from simulated dives using superficial ultrasonic Doppler devices have apparently been successful 2,3 , we have attempted to detect similar evid...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1973-12, Vol.246 (5434), p.522-523
Main Authors: EVANS, A, WALDER, D. N, MACMILLAN, A. J. F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Medicine
Altitude
Atmospheric Pressure
Decompression Sickness - diagnosis
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
letter
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Space life sciences
Time Factors
Ultrasonography
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Summary:DECOMPRESSION sickness is a recognised hazard of unprotected high altitude flight 1 . As attempts to detect circulating bubbles in men during decompression from simulated dives using superficial ultrasonic Doppler devices have apparently been successful 2,3 , we have attempted to detect similar evidence for bubbles in men undergoing rapid decompression to simulated high altitude.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/246522a0