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Decompression Sickness
Classification of decompression sickness
Decompression sickness is classified as follows: Type I: Involves joints, skin, and lymphatics and is milder and not typically life threatening Type II: Includes neurologic or cardiorespiratory involvement, which is serious, is sometimes life threatening, and affects various organ systems The spinal cord is especially vulnerable; other vulnerable areas include the brain, respiratory system (eg, pulmonary emboli), and circulatory system (eg, heart failure, cardiogenic shock). The bendsrefers to local joint or muscle pain due to decompression sickness but is often used as a synonym for any component of the disorder. The termdecompression illnessrefers to either decompression sickness or arterial gas embolism. 