Original Article

Crippling Effects of Decompression Sickness: Report of Ten Cases

Authors: JOHN B. WEETH, M.D.

Abstract

Decompression sickness has more widespread interest today for it goes beyond an "industrial disease" (caisson disease). It may accompany diving for sport, and sooner or later we may hear of it in experimental work on hyperbaric pressures in medicine.

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