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<p>A safe transition from a higher-pressure atmosphere to a lower-pressure atmosphere is achieved by means of a planned decompression process, usually through changes in pressure and/or the composition of the breathing mix as a function of time. However, the decompression process is influenced by a greater number of inherent1 factors than merely changes in pressure and composition of the breathing mixture, the values of which should be maintained within certain ranges. However, there are instances where control over them cannot be maintained, leaving elements of residual risk2 to the decompression process. The safety of decompression should be assessed, inter alia, by analysing this risk for each implementation of the decompression process.</p>
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A safe transition from a higher-pressure atmosphere to a lower-pressure atmosphere is achieved by means of a planned decompression process, usually through changes in pressure and/or the composition of the breathing mix as a function of time. However, the decompression process is influenced by a greater number of inherent1 factors than merely changes in pressure and composition of the breathing mixture, the values of which should be maintained within certain ranges. However, there are instances where control over them cannot be maintained, leaving elements of residual risk2 to the decompression process. The safety of decompression should be assessed, inter alia, by analysing this risk for each implementation of the decompression process.

Selected Risks of the Decompression Process. Part I: Selected Inherent Residual Risks in the Decompression Process

Department of Underwater Work Technology in Gdynia

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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A safe transition from a higher-pressure atmosphere to a lower-pressure atmosphere is achieved by means of a planned decompression process, usually through...

Selected Risks of the Decompression Process. Part I: Selected Inherent Residual Risks in the Decompression Process

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 7 - 36

Received: Jan 25, 2020

Accepted: Mar 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0006

Keywords
decompression, decompression sickness, risk, hazard

© 2020 Ryszard Kłos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Selected Risks of the Decompression Process. Part I: Selected Inherent Residual Risks in the Decompression Process

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 7 - 36

Received: Jan 25, 2020

Accepted: Mar 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2020-0006

Keywordsdecompression, decompression sickness, risk, hazard

© 2020 Ryszard Kłos, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
decompression, decompression sickness, risk, hazard